Bubble Chamber

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Replica of Glaser's 6-inch bubble chamber

Replica of Glaser's 6-inch bubble chamber, showing expansion aperture

Replica of Glaser's 6-inch bubble chamber (B&W)

Replica of Glaser's 6-inch bubble chamber, showing expansion aperture (B&W)

Description:

Donald Arthur Glaser (1926-2013) earned a physics PhD from the California Institute of Technology, went to work at the University of Michigan, designed and built a 6-inch bubble chamber for subatomic particles, and won the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physics. Dr. Glaser built this replica of that bubble chamber in 1958. He later joined the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley and turned his attention to neurobiology.

Ref: : Donald A. Glaser and David C. Rahm, “Characteristics of Bubble Chambers,” Physics Review 97 (1955): 474-.

“Donald Glaser, Nobel Winner in Physics, Dies at 86,” New York Times (March 5, 2013), p. A19.

Date Made: 1953

Maker: Glaser, D.A.Rahm, D. C.

Location: Currently not on view

Location Of Prior Holder: United States: MichiganUnited States: Michigan, Ann ArborUnited States: Michigan, Ann Arbor, Harrison M. Randall Laboratory of Physics

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Modern Physics

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0356.01Accession Number: 1980.0356Catalog Number: 1980.0356.01

Object Name: Chamber, BubbleBubble Chamber, Pentane, Glaser's Six Inch

Measurements: overall: .61 m x .46 m x .26 m; 2 ft x 1 1/2 ft x 7/8 ftbubble chamber, pentane, glaser's six inch: 73 cm x 18.2 cm x 39.5 cm; 28 3/4 in x 7 3/16 in x 15 9/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-8b21-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1005037

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.