| Reference number | RR/65/118 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by Paytrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, on a paper 'Showers produced by the penetrating cosmic radiation' by W Heitler |
| Date | 21 March 1938 |
| Description | Sectional committee: Physics
Feels he is not competent enough to report on the paper. Makes some comments on the parts he understands. If the opinions of Dirac and Peierls are favourable the paper should be published. He doesn't like the formulation of the theory, but this is due to his bias against elaborate mathematical theories that ignore relevant facts. A theory like this requires a more thorough discussion of the physical principles.
[Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 1938].
Endorsed on verso as received 23 March 1938. |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Typescript |
| Physical description | Standardised form (type E) and letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1938.0108 |
| Related records in the catalogue | RR/65/117 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8131 | Blackett; Patrick Maynard Stuart (1897 - 1974); Baron Blackett of Chelsea; nuclear physicist | 1897 - 1974 |