This timely collection of articles celebrates the work of Maurice Shapiro, who is internationally distinguished for his contributions to the development of cosmic-ray physics. The papers focus primarily on cosmic-ray physics, X-ray, gamma-ray and neutrino astronomy and cosmology. The scope extends from the inner solar system to distant radio galaxies. Each chapter is written by a leading scientist in the field, including James Van Allen, discoverer of the Van Allen radiation belt and Fred Reines, discoverer of the neutrino.
This timely collection of articles celebrates the work of Maurice Shapiro, who is internationally distinguished for his contributions to the development of cosmic-ray physics. The papers focus primarily on cosmic-ray physics, X-ray, gamma-ray and neutrino astronomy and cosmology. The scope extends from the inner solar system to distant radio galaxies. Each chapter is written by a leading scientist in the field, including James Van Allen, discoverer of the Van Allen radiation belt and Fred Reines, discoverer of the neutrino.
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