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Einstein and Oppenheimer : the meaning of genius / Silvan S. Schweber.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.Description: xiv, 412 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0674028287 (alk. paper)
  • 9780674028289 (alk. paper)
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Albert Einstein and nuclear weapons -- Albert Einstein and the founding of Brandeis University -- J. Robert Oppenheimer : proteus unbound -- J. Robert Oppenheimer and American pragmatism -- Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the extension of physics -- Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the meaning of community.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 530.0922 S412 Available 33111005256785
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Einstein and Oppenheimer belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed in their worldview, work, and in their lives, this book provides insight into some key areas of 20th-century science.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-400) and index.

Albert Einstein and nuclear weapons -- Albert Einstein and the founding of Brandeis University -- J. Robert Oppenheimer : proteus unbound -- J. Robert Oppenheimer and American pragmatism -- Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the extension of physics -- Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the meaning of community.

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