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Dempster's descendants—The core of the development of mass spectrometry
Author(s) -
Nier Keith A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of mass spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9888
pISSN - 1076-5174
DOI - 10.1002/jms.4353
Subject(s) - chemistry , mass spectrometry , core (optical fiber) , work (physics) , chromatography , engineering , mechanical engineering , telecommunications
The work of Arthur Dempster generally has been considered significant but of less importance in the growth of mass spectrometry than that of Francis Aston, and as essentially limited to the pre‐WW II era. The development of mass spectrometry, however, as distinct from nuclear science, was shaped far more by Dempster than by Aston. This influence is seen in several aspects of instrument design and practice, and it has continued into the 21st century.