Einstein and Oppenheimer : : The Meaning of Genius / / Silvan S. Schweber.
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 powerf...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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