LEADER 05415nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910452288603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a981-4460-25-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000001096039 035 $a(EBL)1275554 035 $a(OCoLC)853362763 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000916611 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12402235 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000916611 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10878098 035 $a(PQKB)10515797 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1275554 035 $a(WSP)00008756 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1275554 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10731539 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL502614 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001096039 100 $a20130510d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAchieving the rare$b[electronic resource] $eRobert F. Christy's journey in physics and beyond /$fI.-Juliana Christy 210 $aHackensack, NJ $cWorld Scientific$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (366 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a981-4460-24-9 311 $a1-299-71363-7 327 $aContents; Preface; Chapter 1. His Childhood; The Origin of Robert's Names; The Sinking of the Titanic; Marriage of Moise and Hattie (Robert's Parents); Death of Robert's Father; Robert's Early Years; No More Gambling; Death of Robert's Mother; Early Interests; Academic Successes; Chapter 2. The Formative UBC Years; Robert's Social Life at UBC; Summer Jobs While at UBC; Moving On from UBC; Chapter 3. Exciting Graduate Years with Oppenheimer; Becoming Part of the Birth of Particle Physics; Robert's Years at Berkeley in His Own Words; Chapter 4. The First Marriage, to Dagmar von Lieven 327 $aRobert's Parenting of His Sons Ted and PeterRobert's Memories of His Sons; Ted and Peter in College and as Adults; An Unusually Amicable Divorce; Chapter 5. The Very First Nuclear Reactor; An Unfulfilling Job Teaching at Illinois Tech in 1941; Background: The Discovery of Nuclear Fission in Germany; Origin of the German Nuclear Project; Origin of the U.S. Nuclear Project; The Early British Nuclear Project; The Manhattan Project Begins; Robert Joins the Project; The Creation of the First Nuclear Reactor, Chicago Pile-1; Founding of the Hanford Reactors; Founding of the Argonne Reactors 327 $aRobert's Friendship with FermiThe Fizzling of the Nazi Nuclear Project; The 1962 White House Reception Commemorating Chicago Pile-1; Chapter 6. Designing the First Atomic Bomb; Robert's Arrival at Los Alamos in Early 1943; Robert's Bosses at Los Alamos: Peierls, Bethe, Oppenheimer, and Groves; The Spy Klaus Fuchs; Robert's "Instant Fame" from His "Water Boiler" Reactor Calculations; The One-Dollar Patents at Los Alamos; Understanding Large Explosions such as the Volcano Krakatoa; Robert's Work on the Implosion Bomb: the "Christy Gadget"; Why the "Christy Gadget" and Not the "Christy Bomb"? 327 $aThe Trinity Test for the Implosion DesignFirst Attempts to Prevent the Actual Use of Atomic Bombs; Firebombing vs. Atomic Bombs; Groves' Motivation for Dropping the Bombs; The Use of the Two Atomic Bombs; After the War Had Ended; Robert's Memories of His Colleagues at Los Alamos; Robert's Memories of Visitors von Neumann and Bohr; Recreational Activities at Los Alamos; The Patent for the "Water Boiler" Reactor; A 1991 Package of Declassified Information on the "Water Boiler" Reactor; A Retrospective Article in the Pasadena Star-News; Chapter 7. Opposing Nuclear Weapons Proliferation 327 $aRobert's View of the "Christy gadget"The Association of Los Alamos Scientists; The Oppenheimer Trial; The Teller Handshake Incident; Security Interview of Robert in 1955, Regarding Communism; The 1963 Enrico Fermi Award for Oppenheimer; Working Towards an Atmospheric Test Ban; The Los Angeles Times Gamble; Robert Discovers the Cause of Mysterious Communication Failures; Robert's Work Towards Initiating the SALT Talks; Robert's Opposition to Higher-Tech Weapons in the Vietnam War; Chapter 8. Becoming Oppenheimer's Successor at Caltech; Working with Fermi in Chicago, and Co-Habiting with Teller 327 $aLeaving for Caltech 330 $aRobert F Christy was a fascinating physicist who was one of the key players in some of the most dramatic events of the 20th century.He was one of Oppenheimer's students, whom Oppenheimer hailed as "one of the best in the world." He was a co-creator of the world's first nuclear reactor and the first atom bombs, of which the most practical design was called the "Christy Gadget." Later, he became a leader in the effort to contain nuclear proliferation, leading up to the SALT talks, and headed a study on long-term health effects of radiation crucial for medical safety standards. He also made pione 606 $aAstrophysics$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aNuclear physics$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPhysicists$zUnited States$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAstrophysics$xHistory 615 0$aNuclear physics$xHistory 615 0$aPhysicists 676 $a530.092 676 $aB 700 $aChristy$b I.-Juliana$0857392 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452288603321 996 $aAchieving the rare$91914325 997 $aUNINA