Plasma: the genesis of the word
History and Philosophy of Physics
2007-05-23 v1 Plasma Physics
Abstract
The historical roots of the word plasma are recalled. It is suggested that possibly at the beginning of the researches in low-pressure gas discharges the driving motivation was related to the psychic phenomena investigated by Sir William Crookes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0703260,
title = {Plasma: the genesis of the word},
author = {Mario J. Pinheiro},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0703260},
year = {2007}
}
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3 pages, no figures, submitted to review