Stern and Gerlach: How a Bad Cigar Helped Reorient Atomic Physics

@article{Friedrich2003SternAG,
  title={Stern and Gerlach: How a Bad Cigar Helped Reorient Atomic Physics},
  author={B. Friedrich and D. Herschbach},
  journal={Physics Today},
  year={2003},
  volume={56},
  pages={53-59}
}
  • B. Friedrich, D. Herschbach
  • Published 2003
  • Physics
  • Physics Today
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