This book records the events that have occurred prior to eachpublished scientific research paper authored by A D Arulsamy.The chronological narratives shall objectively expose thesequence of events that have prompted the research for eachpublication, including some personal excursions.Along the way, we shall come to see why and how theCondensed Matter Group is formed, and subsequently howthe Institute of Interdisciplinary Science has come to existence as an entity that addresses some of the most important and fundamental questions of our natural world and universe.

A history of electricity and electronics, and how the electron at first bothered mankind, then gradually became useful, and now dominates our lives.

A journey into the depths of the male psyche. A novel that presents innovations in theme and narrative.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This historical survey of the discovery of the electron has been published to coincide with the centenary of the discovery. The text maps the life and achievements of J.J. Thomson, with particular focus on his ideas and experiments leading to the discovery. It describes Thomson's early years and education. It then considers his career at Cambridge, first as a fellow of Trinity, later as the head of the Cavendish Laboratory and finally as Master of Trinity and national spokesman for science. The core of the book is concerned with the work undertaken at the Cavendish, culminating in the discovery of "corpuscles", later named "electrons".; In the final two chapters, the immediate aftermath and implications of the work are described. These include the creation of the subject of atomic physics as well as the broader long term developments which can be traced from vacuum valves and the transistor through to the microelectronics revolution.