02955nam 2200661Ia 450 991045538950332120200520144314.00-674-04335-910.4159/9780674043350(CKB)1000000000787070(StDuBDS)AH23050883(SSID)ssj0000144764(PQKBManifestationID)11159081(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144764(PQKBWorkID)10155629(PQKB)10197414(MiAaPQ)EBC3300472(DE-B1597)457759(OCoLC)1013936074(OCoLC)1032695915(OCoLC)1049659472(OCoLC)1054880791(OCoLC)979880309(DE-B1597)9780674043350(Au-PeEL)EBL3300472(CaPaEBR)ebr10318465(OCoLC)436076736(EXLCZ)99100000000078707020071016d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrEinstein and Oppenheimer[electronic resource] the meaning of genius /Silvan S. SchweberCambridge, MA Harvard University Press20081 online resource (432 p. ) illOriginally published: 2008.0-674-03452-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- IndexAlbert 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.PhysicistsIntellectual life20th centuryPhysicistsPsychologyScienceHistory20th centuryElectronic books.PhysicistsIntellectual lifePhysicistsPsychology.ScienceHistory530.0922Schweber S. S(Silvan S.)1030598MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455389503321Einstein and Oppenheimer2452451UNINA