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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778171003321

Autore

Schweber S. S (Silvan S.)

Titolo

Einstein and Oppenheimer [[electronic resource] ] : the meaning of genius / / Silvan S. Schweber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-674-04335-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (432 p. ) : ill

Disciplina

530.0922

Soggetti

Physicists - Intellectual life - 20th century

Physicists - Psychology

Science - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2008.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Albert Einstein and Nuclear Weapons -- CHAPTER TWO. Albert Einstein and the Founding of Brandeis University -- CHAPTER THREE. J. Robert Oppenheimer: Proteus Unbound -- CHAPTER FOUR. J. Robert Oppenheimer and American Pragmatism -- CHAPTER FIVE. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Extension of Physics -- CHAPTER SIX. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Meaning of Community -- Some Concluding Remarks -- Appendix: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed-in their worldview, in their work, and in their day-this book provides powerful insights into the lives of two critical figures and into the scientific culture of their times.