Alec MacKinnonFeb 5, 2024
Ben Nevis, Britain's highest #mountain, on whose summit, in 1894, CTR Wilson began the scientific journey that would lead to the invention of the cloud chamber and the Nobel Prize for Physics https://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/users/alec/wilson/index.html #ctrwilson #cloudchamber #bennevis #particlephysics #cosmicrays
CTR Wilson, the Ben Nevis Observatory, Cosmic Rays

Alec MacKinnonJan 20, 2024
A great privilege, last week to give a talk about CTR Wilson's work and life in Fort William. He himself traced a direct line from his time on Ben Nevis in 1894 to his Nobel Prize in Physics. So here's the Ben, seen across Glen Nevis. #ctrwilson #fortwilliam #glennevis #mountain #scotland
Alec MacKinnonJun 13, 2023
Filmed one cloudy day last October, a lovely short film - featuring me! - about the Scottish scientist CTR Wilson and the experiences on Ben Nevis that started him on the road to the Nobel-winning invention of the cloud chamber https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/115282-005-A/en-ecosse-les-scientifiques-n-en-croient-pas-leurs-yeux/ (in French) #historyofscience #ctrwilson #cloudchamber #particlephysics #fortwilliam #lochaber #bennevis #physics #ArteTV
En Écosse, les scientifiques n’en croient pas leurs yeux - Invitation au voyage (09/06/2023) - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE

En Écosse, le Ben Nevis est considéré comme le roi des sommets. Du haut de ses 1345 mètres, c’est le point culminant de la Grande-Bretagne. À la fin du XIXe siècle, des météorologues font face à d’étranges apparitions…

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