Joaquín Catalá i l'origen de la investigació experimental en física nuclear i de partícules a Espanya

Authors

  • Agustín Ceba Herrero

Abstract

Experimental nuclear and particle physics was initiated in Spain in 1950 by the physicist Joaquín Catalá. In a stay in Bristol in 1949-1950 Catalá learned the technique of photographic emulsions in Cecil Powells laboratory. In few years Catalá succeeded in creating a stable group, links were established with the most important laboratories and many scientific papers were produced.

Published

2008-12-01

Issue

Section

Centenary of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans: scientific activity in the 20th century