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...back in again, got hold of herself, finally reemerged. Reporters let go with questions, cameramen with flash bulbs. A spotlight's fuse blew. "I'm so awfully tired," said Dr. Meitner. Relatives bustled her off. Next day she was in at the unveiling of the man-made meson (see SCIENCE). Next stop, after a rest: Washington, DC., where she will teach at Catholic University...
...Mesons disintegrate in a few millionths of a second. They had been observed before only in the debris left by the impact of a cosmic ray. Now, for the first time, they could be bred in the laboratory. What happens to the proton (or neutron) after the meson leaves it? One theory: it turns into no-one-yet-knows-what. Another theory: the X ray "condenses" into matter within the particle, and then bursts out again in the form of a meson...
...misnomer, since it was not an electron), the "barytron" (also a misnomer, because it means "heavy particle," whereas the particle is lighter than a proton). A name meaning "intermediate particle" was clearly in order, and so practically all U. S. physicists now call it the "mesotron" or "meson...
Garrison, left halfback for the Sec- onds, was the only ball-carrier who made headway against the strong 1930 forward wall, while Wetmore and Meson were constant threats to the Seconds. The forward passing of the combination was the only means by which the Freshmen could gain against their heavier foes...
...vice-president: David Meson Little Jr., '18, of Salem; George Richmond Walker '18, of Brookline...