02919nam 2200649Ia 450 991077817100332120221108105201.00-674-04335-910.4159/9780674043350(CKB)1000000000787070(StDuBDS)AH23050883(SSID)ssj0000144764(PQKBManifestationID)11159081(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144764(PQKBWorkID)10155629(PQKB)10197414(DE-B1597)457759(OCoLC)1013936074(OCoLC)1032695915(OCoLC)1049659472(OCoLC)1054880791(OCoLC)979880309(DE-B1597)9780674043350(Au-PeEL)EBL3300472(CaPaEBR)ebr10318465(OCoLC)436076736(MiAaPQ)EBC3300472(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 centuryPhysicistsIntellectual lifePhysicistsPsychology.ScienceHistory530.0922Schweber S. S(Silvan S.)45255MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778171003321Einstein and Oppenheimer3718351UNINA