Zwicky : : The Outcast Genius Who Unmasked the Universe / / John Johnson Jr.
Fritz Zwicky was one of the most inventive and iconoclastic scientists of the twentieth century. Among other accomplishments, he was the first to infer the existence of dark matter. He also clashed with better-known peers and became a pariah in the scientific community. John Johnson, Jr.,’s biograph...
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Johnson Jr., John, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Zwicky : The Outcast Genius Who Unmasked the Universe / John Johnson Jr. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019] ©2019 1 online resource (336 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- 1. NOTED YOUNG MEN OF SCIENCE -- 2. GLARUS THRUST -- ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY’S GHOST: The Skeleton of the Universe -- 3. THE BIGGER AND BETTER ELEPHANT -- 4. QUANTUM STEAK AND MATRIX SALAD -- 5. THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE AND TIRED LIGHT -- ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY’S GHOST: The Skeleton of the Universe -- 6. NEW ALLIANCES, NEW PHYSICS -- 7. TILTING AT WINDMILLS -- 8. ROCKET MAN -- 9. HOME FIRES -- 10. SECRET MISSIONS, FINDING VON BRAUN -- 11. THE MARCH INTO SPACE -- 12. BRIDGES IN SPACE -- 13. DOMESTIC LIFE -- ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY’S GHOST: Did Dark Matter Rattle Its Chains? -- 14. McCARTHY AND SPUTNIK -- 15. BLUE STARS AND QUASARS -- 16. BANISHMENT: EVEN THE OLD LION MUST ROAR -- 17. YOUNG AMERICA GOING TO POT -- 18. MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION -- ON THE TRAIL OF ZWICKY’S GHOST: Mystery Unsolved -- 19. A SCIENTIFIC INDIVIDUAL -- NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Fritz Zwicky was one of the most inventive and iconoclastic scientists of the twentieth century. Among other accomplishments, he was the first to infer the existence of dark matter. He also clashed with better-known peers and became a pariah in the scientific community. John Johnson, Jr.,’s biography brings this tempestuous maverick alive. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2024) Astrophysicists Biography. Astrophysics History 20th century. Science news. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology. bisacsh Aerojet rocket company. Allan Sandage. Astronomy. Astrophysics. Caltech. Hitler. Mt. Wilson. Neutron Stars. Palomar Mountain. Quasars. Robert Millikan. Suicide Club. V-1 buzzbomb. Walter Baade. World War II. rocket fuels. the coming utopia of science. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 9783110652031 print 9780674979673 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674242616 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674242616 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674242616/original |
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