Einstein and Oppenheimer : the meaning of genius /

Einstein and Oppenheimer : the meaning of genius /

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Author / Creator:Schweber, S. S. (Silvan S.), author.
Edition:1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 412 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Einstein, Albert, -- 1879-1955.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, -- 1904-1967.
Einstein, Albert, -- 1879-1955.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, -- 1904-1967.
Physicists -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Physicists -- Psychology.
Science -- History -- 20th century.
Physicists -- Psychology.
Science.
Electronic books.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11197731
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ISBN:9780674043350
0674043359
9780674034525
067403452X
9780674028289
0674028287
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Originally published: 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-400) and index.
In English.
Print version record.
Summary: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 powerful insights into the lives of two critical figures and into the scientific culture of their times.
Other form:Print version: Schweber, S.S. (Silvan S.). Einstein and Oppenheimer. 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009 9780674034525 067403452X
Standard no.:10.4159/9780674043350
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Einstein and Nuclear Weapons
  • Introduction
  • Einstein and the Atomic Bomb
  • After Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • Einstein on World Government
  • Hydrogen Bombs
  • Individual versus Collective Stands
  • The Einstein-Russell Manifesto
  • Epilogue
  • 2. Einstein and the Founding of Brandeis University
  • Introduction
  • Israel Goldstein
  • Rabbinic Connections
  • The Harold Laski Episode
  • Denouement
  • Epilogue
  • 3. J. Robert Oppenheimer: Proteus Unbound
  • Introduction
  • The Early Years
  • Becoming a Physicist: Oppenheimer and His School
  • Los Alamos
  • The Postwar Years
  • Hydrogen Bombs
  • Epilogue
  • 4. J. Robert Oppenheimer and American Pragmatism
  • The Director's Fund
  • Philosophy
  • Harvard Overseer
  • The William James Lectures
  • 5. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Extension of Physics
  • Unification
  • Einstein and Unification
  • The MIT Centennial Celebration
  • A Bird's-eye View of General Relativity, 1915-1960
  • 6. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Meaning of Community
  • The Einstein-Oppenheimer Interaction
  • Eulogies and Memorial Speeches
  • Roots and Tradition
  • Philosophy
  • Epilogue
  • Some Concluding Remarks
  • Appendix: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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