Sakharov And Power On The Other Side Of The Window
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Sakharov And Power On The Other Side Of The Window
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Author : Boris Altshuler
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2022-11-08
Sakharov And Power On The Other Side Of The Window written by Boris Altshuler and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This book is a testimony to the amazing life of Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989) — the great scientist and great man, the creator of the most terrible weapon in the history of mankind and at the same time the Nobel Peace Prize Winner. Sakharov's life is, one might say, an exciting detective story, a chain of incredible events, not accidental however, but dictated by the genius and fortitude of the protagonist. The theme of this book acquired new striking meanings after the 'Sakharov documents' of the KGB of the USSR and of the Politburo of the Soviet ruling Communist Party were declassified. 'I'm not on the top floor. I'm next to the top floor — on the other side of the window', Sakharov once joked, referring to the top floor of political power. This joke accurately reflects the uniqueness of his status, which has become his destiny.Andrei Sakharov is a giant among thought leaders who have shaped the fate of mankind. This book is an important commemoration of his 100th birthday to summarize his creative experience of 'producing miracles', which will help to find constructive solutions to the challenges of the 21st century. The peculiarity of this book is that the main storyteller is Sakharov himself: it collects the most significant quotes from his memoirs, alternate with vivid memories of people who knew him, offering documentaries and explanations.
The World Of Andrei Sakharov
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Author : Геннадий Ефимович Горелик
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2005-04-14
The World Of Andrei Sakharov written by Геннадий Ефимович Горелик and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Recently declassified documents show that Sakharov's metamorphosis was caused by professional concerns, particularly regarding the development of an antiballistic missile defense."--Jacket.
Sakharov Memorial Lectures In Physics
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Author : L. V. Keldysh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Sakharov Memorial Lectures In Physics written by L. V. Keldysh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Science categories.
Bulletin
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Bulletin written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Cold War categories.
Sakharov A Biography
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Author : Richard Lourie
language : en
Publisher: Plunkett Lake Press
Release Date : 2019-08-09
Sakharov A Biography written by Richard Lourie and has been published by Plunkett Lake Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Seemingly shy, Andrei Sakharov was in fact a man of three great passions. His passion for physics ultimately lead him to create the Soviet H-Bomb, making the USSR a super power. But he rejected all the position and prestige his inventions had brought him in the name of a greater passion — for justice. And yielding nothing to these two passions was his passion for human rights activist Elena Bonner, their love story one of the great romances of our time. This book tells the story of the man, his passions, and the time and place where they all played out. “As Richard Lourie’s new, subtle and revealing biography of Sakharov demonstrates... [Sakharov] ranks with Nelson Mandela as a person who helped guide his country to democracy, changing himself in the process. One of the strengths of Lourie’s biography is his description and analysis of how this transition occurred... a fascinating account of Sakharov... [Lourie’s] analysis of [Sakharov’s] complicated political journey seems authentic and immensely revealing.” — Loren Graham, The New York Times “A vivid portrait of [Sakharov,] this moral and intellectual giant... Lourie has written a highly intelligent and exceptionally readable book. He not only captures his protagonist admirably but exhibits a fine feel for the social and political backdrop as well as for the peculiar mixture of fearful servility and courageous generosity of the Russian people. Among other things, he vividly brings to life how the Communist regime constrained scientists, sometimes even arresting and murdering them, while those who survived persevered in their work to achieve remarkable results.” — Aleksa Djilas,Commentary Magazine “Lourie does full justice to a life that could not be more engrossing. The socially introverted son of Moscow intelligentsia, Andrei Sakharov became a star physics pupil, then chief architect of the Soviet Union’s first thermonuclear device, and later on a dissident and target of KGB ire — and finally the moral conscience of a democratically awakening Russia... The evolution from a politically passive scientist to a lonely figure holding sidewalk vigils outside kangaroo courtrooms is almost unfathomable for a non-Russian. Lourie, however, makes it comprehensible, not least by painting with an artist’s spare, deft strokes this transcendent figure into the history of his day.” — Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs “Richard Lourie is ideally placed to write the first full biography of this remarkable man. He was able to interview Sakharov and many of his colleagues. He has translated Sakharov’s memoirs, and often uses direct speech drawn from them to take us behind the scenes without giving rise to the usual suspicion of novelistic invention. This makes for an engagingly readable book... Lourie’s appraisal of Sakharov as a man is scrupulously balanced, with as much emphasis on his obstinacy as on his compassion... The book conveys both the elation of scientific work, the intense love between Sakharov and his second wife, and the bewildering nature of human courage.” — Elaine Feinstein, The Telegraph “The inventor of the Soviet H-bomb, [Sakharov] was in the forefront of the post-war breakthrough in thermonuclear physics that led to the creation of atomic energy. Yet he also stood, heroically at times, in the vanguard of the movement for human rights in the Soviet Union. Richard Lourie tells both these stories in this first full-length biography of the physicist and dissident. Lourie has benefited from the recent publication of the KGB files on Sakharov. He also knew the man himself, whose Memoirs he helped to smuggle out of Russia to the West (where they were published in Lourie’s translation a year after Sakharov’s death in 1989). Sakharov’s widow, Elena Bonner, has helped Lourie’s research, which adds a welcome new perspective on the last 20 years of his eventful life, when husband and wife were subjected to a bullying campaign of threats and slander by the KGB in a vain attempt to silence them.” — Orlando Figes, The Telegraph “A solid factual and interpretive study... Sakharov is an important account of one scientist’s courage and his quest for a humane world at peace.” — Herbert Mitgang, Chicago Tribune “This first biography of the renowned physicist, Soviet dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner weaves the details of Sakharov’s life together with the history of the Soviet Union, which barely outlasted him. Lourie... describes Sakharov’s upbringing in a liberal family and his rise through the Soviet science program during the 1930s and ‘40s. Lourie’s vivid accounts of Sakharov’s meetings with Stalin and KGB chief Beria, his role in the intelligentsia, his marriages and his cramped apartments offer a textured picture of Soviet life during the Cold War... Lourie’s intelligent, engaging biography will be appreciated by those interested in Russian and Cold War history.” — Publishers Weekly
Failing America S Faithful
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Author : Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
language : en
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date : 2007-03-01
Failing America S Faithful written by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and has been published by Grand Central Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Blending inspirational memoir with a religious and political rebuke of American Christianity, the oldest daughter of Senator Robert F. Kennedy delivers a rousing call to arms for spiritual renewal. For too long, religion has been a political plaything of the right-wing in this country. American churches seem more concerned with what people do with their bodies than with their souls. Now, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend issues a spiritual call to arms to those who feel like her that today’s churches—Catholic and Protestant alike—are failing to promote the welfare of those who depend upon them. After recounting her personal story in one of the most prominent Catholic families in America, she shows how America’s neediest are now forgotten while their churches fight political battles against abortion rights and homosexual marriages. She provides hope through powerful examples of individuals effecting change, from obscure social workers to The Purpose-Driven® Life’s Rick Warren, and maintains that our individual actions can return our churches to their traditional role as shepherds to their flock.
Cold Blooded Quest For Power
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Author : P. R. Mosler
language : en
Publisher: novum pro Verlag
Release Date : 2024-01-23
Cold Blooded Quest For Power written by P. R. Mosler and has been published by novum pro Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-23 with Fiction categories.
Wei Cáo, boss of the Düsseldorf branch of a cartel, collects millions from the sale of stolen data. His henchman Yuri Belyayev does the necessary work for him. When automobile developer Carlheinz Holtkamp appears with a request for help, Gerd Bach and the Staller company end up in the middle of the action. To celebrate Hannah's wedding to Kilian, the two all-rounders from Gerd's team find themselves at Dominik's sister's house. But what does the Nuremberg bank employee have to do with the cartel's activities? Gerd Bach has no idea how dangerous the investigation will be and who they are on the trail of. Can he and Emma Wolf avert the danger to Dominik's family, especially Hannah's children?
Current Topics In Astrofundamental Physics
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Author : Norma G. Sànchez
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Current Topics In Astrofundamental Physics written by Norma G. Sànchez and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
This NATO Advanced Study Institute course provided an updated understanding, from a fundamental and deep point of view, of the progress and current problems in the early universe, cosmic microwave background radiation, large-scale struc ture, dark matter problem, and the interplay between them. Emphasis was placed on the mutual impact of fundamental physics and cosmology, both at the theo retical and experimental or observational levels, within a deep and well defined programme, and a global unifying view, which, in addition, provides of careful inter-disciplinarity. In addition, each course of this series introduced and promoted topics or sub jects which, although not of a purely astrophysical or cosmological nature, were of relevant physical interest for astrophysics and cosmology. Deep understanding, clarification, synthesis, and careful interdisciplinarity within a fundamental physics framework, were the main goals of the course. Lectures ranged from a motivation and pedagogical introduction for students and participants not directly working in the field to the latest developments and most recent results. All lectures were plenary, had the same duration, and were followed by a discus sion. The course brought together experimentalists and theoreticans physicists, astro physicists and astronomers from a wide variety of backgrounds, including young scientists at the post-doctoral level, senior scientists and advanced graduate stu dents as well.
Soviet Nuclear History
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Soviet Nuclear History written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Cold War categories.
A Documentary History Of Communism In Russia
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Author : Robert Vincent Daniels
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 1993-01-01
A Documentary History Of Communism In Russia written by Robert Vincent Daniels and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with History categories.
An extensive revision of the valued but unobtainable 1960 edition. Nearly 300 key documents are now readily available in translation.