3 papers
physics.hist-ph2024
Berta Karlik -- The Grande Dame of the Vienna Radium Institute
Brigitte Strohmaier
Berta Karlik was an Austrian physicist who was not only among the early radioactivity researchers and nuclear physicists in Vienna, but also pioneered a woman's academic career in…
physics.hist-ph2023
Marietta Blau and the photographic method of particle detection
Brigitte Strohmaier
Marietta Blau was a Vienna born nuclear physicist who eventually became the leading expert in the photographic detection of ionizing particles. She studied physics at the Universit…
physics.hist-ph2023
Cosmic-ray reactions in the atmosphere and in nuclear emulsions: Radiocarbon dating and disintegration stars
Brigitte Strohmaier
Cosmic rays were discovered by Victor Hess in 1912 through their effect on the conductivity of the atmosphere. It took several decades of research to understand their nature and co…