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In the shadow of the bomb : Oppenheimer, Bethe, and the moral responsibility of the scientist / / S.S. Schweber
| In the shadow of the bomb : Oppenheimer, Bethe, and the moral responsibility of the scientist / / S.S. Schweber |
| Autore | Schweber S. S (Silvan S.) |
| Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2000] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina | 172/.422 |
| Collana |
Princeton Series in Physics
Princeton series in physics |
| Soggetto topico |
Atomic bomb - Moral and ethical aspects - United States
Nuclear physicists - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-691-04989-0
1-4008-4949-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. What is Enlightenment? -- 2. J. Robert Oppenheimer -- 3. Hans Bethe -- 4. The Challenge of Mccarthyism -- 5. Nuclear Weapons -- 6. On Science and Society -- Epilogue -- Notes to the Chapters -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453606303321 |
Schweber S. S (Silvan S.)
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| Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2000] | ||
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In the shadow of the bomb : Oppenheimer, Bethe, and the moral responsibility of the scientist / / S.S. Schweber
| In the shadow of the bomb : Oppenheimer, Bethe, and the moral responsibility of the scientist / / S.S. Schweber |
| Autore | Schweber S. S (Silvan S.) |
| Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2000] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina | 172/.422 |
| Collana |
Princeton Series in Physics
Princeton series in physics |
| Soggetto topico |
Atomic bomb - Moral and ethical aspects - United States
Nuclear physicists - United States |
| ISBN |
0-691-04989-0
1-4008-4949-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. What is Enlightenment? -- 2. J. Robert Oppenheimer -- 3. Hans Bethe -- 4. The Challenge of Mccarthyism -- 5. Nuclear Weapons -- 6. On Science and Society -- Epilogue -- Notes to the Chapters -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790629203321 |
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Schweber S. S (Silvan S.)
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| Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2000] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In the shadow of the bomb : Oppenheimer, Bethe, and the moral responsibility of the scientist / / S.S. Schweber
| In the shadow of the bomb : Oppenheimer, Bethe, and the moral responsibility of the scientist / / S.S. Schweber |
| Autore | Schweber S. S (Silvan S.) |
| Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2000] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina | 172/.422 |
| Collana |
Princeton Series in Physics
Princeton series in physics |
| Soggetto topico |
Atomic bomb - Moral and ethical aspects - United States
Nuclear physicists - United States |
| ISBN |
0-691-04989-0
1-4008-4949-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. What is Enlightenment? -- 2. J. Robert Oppenheimer -- 3. Hans Bethe -- 4. The Challenge of Mccarthyism -- 5. Nuclear Weapons -- 6. On Science and Society -- Epilogue -- Notes to the Chapters -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807837703321 |
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Schweber S. S (Silvan S.)
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| Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2000] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The many worlds of Hugh Everett III [[electronic resource] ] : multiple universes, mutual assured destruction, and the meltdown of a nuclear family / / Peter Byrne
| The many worlds of Hugh Everett III [[electronic resource] ] : multiple universes, mutual assured destruction, and the meltdown of a nuclear family / / Peter Byrne |
| Autore | Byrne Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 436 p. ) : ill., ports |
| Disciplina |
530.092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear physicists - United States
Quantum theory Space and time Defense contracts - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-73072-X
9786612730726 0-19-157643-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | BOOK 1: BEGINNINGS; Introduction: The Story of Q; 1. Family Origins: a Sketch; 2. Katharine: the Dark Star; 3. The Scientist as a Young Man; 4. Stranger in Paradise; BOOK 2: GAME WORLD; 5. Demigods; 6. Decisions, Decisions-the Theory of Games; 7. Origin of MAD; 8. von Neumann's Legacy; BOOK 3: QUANTUM WORLD; 9. Quantum Everett; 10. More on the Measurement Problem; 11. Collapse and Complementarity; 12. The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics; BOOK 4: EVERETT AND WHEELER; 13. Wheeler: the Radical Conservative; 14. Genesis of Many Worlds; 15. Alone in the Room; 16. Tour of Many Worlds; 17. The Battle with Copenhagen, Part I; 18. The Battle with Copenhagen, Part II; 19. The Chapel Hill Affair; BOOK 5: POSSIBLE WORLD FUTURES; 20. Preparing for World War III; 21. From Wargasm to Looking Glass; 22. Fallout; BOOK 6: CROSSROADS; 23. A Bell Jar World; 24. A Vacation in Copenhagen; BOOK 7: ASSURED DESTRUCTION; 25. Everett and Report 50; 26. Everett and the SIOP; BOOK 8: TRANSITIONS; 27. Behind Closed Doors; 28. Death's Other Kingdoms; BOOK 9: BELTWAY BANDIT; 29. Weaponeering; 30. The Bayesian Machine; 31. The Death of Lambda; BOOK 10: MANY WORLDS REBORN; 32. DeWitt to the Rescue; 33. Records in Time; 34. Austin; 35. Wheeler Recants; BOOK 11: AMERICAN TRAGEDY; 36. The Final Years; 37. Aftermath; BOOK 12: EVERETT'S LEGACY; 38. Modern Everett; 39. Everett Goes to Oxford; Epilogue: Beyond Many Worlds |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459969003321 |
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Byrne Peter
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nuclear forces [[electronic resource] ] : the making of the physicist Hans Bethe / / Silvan S. Schweber
| Nuclear forces [[electronic resource] ] : the making of the physicist Hans Bethe / / Silvan S. Schweber |
| Autore | Schweber S. S (Silvan S.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 579 p : ill |
| Disciplina |
530.092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear physicists - United States
Atomic bomb - Moral and ethical aspects - United States Nuclear weapons - Moral and ethical aspects - United States Nuclear warfare - Moral and ethical aspects - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-674-06553-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Growing Up -- 2. Maturing -- 3. Becoming Bethe -- 4. Beyond the Doctorate: 1928-1933 -- 5. England, 1933-1935 -- 6. Hilde Levi -- 7. Cornell University -- 8. The Happy Thirties -- 9. Rose Ewald Bethe -- Conclusion: Past and Future -- Appendixes A. The Bethe Family Genealogy. B. Courses Taken at Frankfurt University. C. A Brief History of the Genesis of Quantum Mechanics. D. Courses Taken at Munich University. E. Bethe's Doctoral Thesis. F. The Habilitationsschrift Defense. Notes. References. Acknowledgments. Index -- Appendix A. The Bethe Family Genealogy -- Appendix B. Courses Taken at Frankfurt University -- Appendix C. A Brief History of the Genesis of Quantum Mechanics -- Appendix D. Courses Taken at Munich University -- Appendix E. Bethe's Doctoral Thesis -- Appendix F. The Habilitationsschrift Defense -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462393403321 |
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Schweber S. S (Silvan S.)
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| Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nuclear forces [[electronic resource] ] : the making of the physicist Hans Bethe / / Silvan S. Schweber
| Nuclear forces [[electronic resource] ] : the making of the physicist Hans Bethe / / Silvan S. Schweber |
| Autore | Schweber S. S (Silvan S.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 579 p : ill |
| Disciplina |
530.092
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear physicists - United States
Atomic bomb - Moral and ethical aspects - United States Nuclear weapons - Moral and ethical aspects - United States Nuclear warfare - Moral and ethical aspects - United States |
| ISBN |
0-674-07012-7
0-674-06553-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Growing Up -- 2. Maturing -- 3. Becoming Bethe -- 4. Beyond the Doctorate: 1928-1933 -- 5. England, 1933-1935 -- 6. Hilde Levi -- 7. Cornell University -- 8. The Happy Thirties -- 9. Rose Ewald Bethe -- Conclusion: Past and Future -- Appendixes A. The Bethe Family Genealogy. B. Courses Taken at Frankfurt University. C. A Brief History of the Genesis of Quantum Mechanics. D. Courses Taken at Munich University. E. Bethe's Doctoral Thesis. F. The Habilitationsschrift Defense. Notes. References. Acknowledgments. Index -- Appendix A. The Bethe Family Genealogy -- Appendix B. Courses Taken at Frankfurt University -- Appendix C. A Brief History of the Genesis of Quantum Mechanics -- Appendix D. Courses Taken at Munich University -- Appendix E. Bethe's Doctoral Thesis -- Appendix F. The Habilitationsschrift Defense -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790350803321 |
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Schweber S. S (Silvan S.)
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| Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reminiscences [[electronic resource] ] : a journey through particle physics / / Adrian Melissinos, University of Rochester, USA
| Reminiscences [[electronic resource] ] : a journey through particle physics / / Adrian Melissinos, University of Rochester, USA |
| Autore | Melissinos Adrian C (Adrian Constantin), <1929-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (221 p.) |
| Disciplina |
530.092
539.72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear physicists - United States
Particles (Nuclear physics) - Research - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-90004-1
981-4405-01-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1. Level Crossing; References; 2. Strange Particles; The Rochester Emulsion Group; The Low Energy - p Interaction; Analysis of Bubble Chamber Film at Rochester; The Ratio of K+/K- Lifetime; a Test of CPT Invariance; K+/K- Backward Scattering and pp Annihilations; References; 3. Deep Inelastic Scattering; Muon-Proton Scattering; The Sequel: μ - p 2; References; 4. The Rising pp Total Cross Section; The US-USSR Gas Jet Experiment; The Flying Wire; References; 5. Dimuons and Trimuons; The Landscape; The Rochester-Brookhaven Collaboration; The European Muon Collaboration
References 6. The Cornell B-Factory; References; 7. Fourteen Orders of Magnitude; References; 8. Axions; What are Axions; Microwave Search for Cosmic Axions; Birefringence of the Vacuum; Shining Light Through Walls; References; 9. Lasers; The Laboratory for Laser Energetics; Radial Compression of Electromagnetic Fields; Visitor at LEP; References; 10. Matter From Light; Nonlinear QED; The Experiment and its Logistics; Results of the Experiment; Breakdown of the Vacuumby Laser Fields; References; 11. Photoinjectors; How it All Started; The A0 Photoinjector and the Drive Laser; The Big Blunder Electro-optic Sampling References; 12. The Earth Tides; Gravitational Wave Laser Interferometers; The Free-spectral-range (fsr) Channel; Tidal Frequency Shift; The Isotropy of Space; References; List of Figures; Attribution of Figures; Name Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463664403321 |
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Melissinos Adrian C (Adrian Constantin), <1929->
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| Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reminiscences [[electronic resource] ] : a journey through particle physics / / Adrian Melissinos, University of Rochester, USA
| Reminiscences [[electronic resource] ] : a journey through particle physics / / Adrian Melissinos, University of Rochester, USA |
| Autore | Melissinos Adrian C (Adrian Constantin), <1929-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (221 p.) |
| Disciplina |
530.092
539.72 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear physicists - United States
Particles (Nuclear physics) - Research - History |
| ISBN |
1-283-90004-1
981-4405-01-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1. Level Crossing; References; 2. Strange Particles; The Rochester Emulsion Group; The Low Energy - p Interaction; Analysis of Bubble Chamber Film at Rochester; The Ratio of K+/K- Lifetime; a Test of CPT Invariance; K+/K- Backward Scattering and pp Annihilations; References; 3. Deep Inelastic Scattering; Muon-Proton Scattering; The Sequel: μ - p 2; References; 4. The Rising pp Total Cross Section; The US-USSR Gas Jet Experiment; The Flying Wire; References; 5. Dimuons and Trimuons; The Landscape; The Rochester-Brookhaven Collaboration; The European Muon Collaboration
References 6. The Cornell B-Factory; References; 7. Fourteen Orders of Magnitude; References; 8. Axions; What are Axions; Microwave Search for Cosmic Axions; Birefringence of the Vacuum; Shining Light Through Walls; References; 9. Lasers; The Laboratory for Laser Energetics; Radial Compression of Electromagnetic Fields; Visitor at LEP; References; 10. Matter From Light; Nonlinear QED; The Experiment and its Logistics; Results of the Experiment; Breakdown of the Vacuumby Laser Fields; References; 11. Photoinjectors; How it All Started; The A0 Photoinjector and the Drive Laser; The Big Blunder Electro-optic Sampling References; 12. The Earth Tides; Gravitational Wave Laser Interferometers; The Free-spectral-range (fsr) Channel; Tidal Frequency Shift; The Isotropy of Space; References; List of Figures; Attribution of Figures; Name Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788622603321 |
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Melissinos Adrian C (Adrian Constantin), <1929->
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| Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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What is real? / / Giorgio Agamben
| What is real? / / Giorgio Agamben |
| Autore | Agamben Giorgio |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (89 pages) |
| Disciplina | 530.0922 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ChiesaLorenzo |
| Collana | Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear physicists - United States
Missing persons - Italy |
| ISBN | 1-5036-0737-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- What Is Real? -- The Value of Statistical Laws in Physics and Social Sciences -- Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793020103321 |
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Agamben Giorgio
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| Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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What is real? / / Giorgio Agamben
| What is real? / / Giorgio Agamben |
| Autore | Agamben Giorgio |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (89 pages) |
| Disciplina | 530.0922 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ChiesaLorenzo |
| Collana | Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear physicists - United States
Missing persons - Italy |
| ISBN | 1-5036-0737-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- What Is Real? -- The Value of Statistical Laws in Physics and Social Sciences -- Notes |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828793303321 |
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Agamben Giorgio
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| Stanford, California : , : Stanford University Press, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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