A series of talks to mark the tercentenary of the Royal Society
3—The Solid Stateby A. R. Ubbelohde , r.R.s.
Professor of Thermodynamics
Imperial College, London
Few branches of science have developed more rapidly during the past few year, than that concerned with the physics of the solid state. Not only has new insight into the constitution of matter been obtained but important technical applications have resulted-to mention only transistors and thermoelectric devices.