The Night Of The Physicists
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The Night Of The Physicists
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Author : Richard von Schirach
language : en
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Release Date : 2015-02-01
The Night Of The Physicists written by Richard von Schirach and has been published by Haus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-01 with History categories.
In the spring of 1945 the Allies arrested the physicists they believed had worked on the German nuclear programme. Interned in an English country house owned by MI6, their conversations were secretly recorded. Operation Epsilon sought to determine how close Nazi Germany had come to building an atomic bomb. It was in this quiet setting – Farm Hall, near Cambridge – that the interned physicists first heard of the attack on Hiroshima. Aside from changing the course of history, that night was also one of great shock and personal defeat for the physicists – they were under the assumption that they alone had discovered nuclear fission. This is the story of Nazi Germany’s hunt for a nuclear bomb. It is a tale of the genius and guilt of lauded, respected scientists.
The Night Of Physicists
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Author : Richard von Schirach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-06
The Night Of Physicists written by Richard von Schirach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06 with categories.
In the spring of 1945 the Allies arrested the physicists who were believed to have worked on the German nuclear program. Interned in an English country house owned by MI6, their conversations were secretly recorded. "Operation Epsilon" sought to determine how close Nazi Germany had come to building an atomic bomb. It was in captivity that the interned physicists first heard of the attack on Hiroshima. That night was also one of great shock and personal defeat for the physicists—they assumed they alone had discovered nuclear fission. This is the story of Nazi Germany's hunt for an atomic bomb, and a tale of the genius, hubris, and guilt of lauded, respected scientists.
Night Thoughts Of A Classical Physicist
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Author : Russell McCormmach
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1991
Night Thoughts Of A Classical Physicist written by Russell McCormmach and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Fiction categories.
It is the end of an historical epoch, but to an old professor of physics, Victor Jakob, sitting in his unlighted study, eating dubious bread with jam made from turnips, it is the end of a way of thinking in his own subject. Younger men have challenged the classical world picture of physics and are looking forward to observational tests of Einstein's new theory of relativity as well as the creation of a quantum mechanics of the atom. It is a time of both apprehension and hope. In this remarkable book, the reader literally inhabits the mind of a scientist while Professor Jakob meditates on the discoveries of the past fifty years and reviews his own life and career--his scientific ambitions and his record of small successes. He recalls the great men who taught or inspired him: Helmholtz, Hertz, Maxwell, Planck, and above all Paul Drude, whose life and mind exemplified the classical virtues of proportion, harmony, and grace that Jakob reveres. In Drude's shocking and unexpected suicide, we see reflected Jakob's own bewilderment and loss of bearings as his once secure world comes to an end in the horrors of the war and in the cultural fragmentation wrought by twentieth-century modernism. His attempt to come to terms with himself, with his life in science, and with his spiritual legacy will affect deeply everyone who cares about the fragile structures of civilization that must fall before the onrush of progress.
The Physicists
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Author : Daniel J. Kevles
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2013-06-05
The Physicists written by Daniel J. Kevles and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-05 with Science categories.
This magnificent account of the coming of age of physics in America has been heralded as the best introduction to the history of science in the United States. Unsurpassed in its breadth and literary style, Kevles's account portrays the brilliant scientists who became a powerful force in bringing the world into a revolutionary new era. The book ranges widely as it links these exciting developments to the social, cultural, and political changes that occurred from the post-Civil War years to the present. Throughout, Kevles keeps his eye on the central question of how an avowedly elitist enterprise grew and prospered in a democratic culture. In this new edition, the author has brought the story up to date by providing an extensive, authoritative, and colorful account of the Superconducting Super Collider, from its origins in the international competition and intellectual needs of high-energy particle physics, through its establishment as a multibillion-dollar project, to its termination, in 1993, as a result of angry opposition within the American physics community and the Congress.
When We Cease To Understand The World
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Author : Benjamín Labatut
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2020-09-03
When We Cease To Understand The World written by Benjamín Labatut and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-03 with Fiction categories.
SELECTED FOR BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 'A monstrous and brilliant book' Philip Pullman 'Wholly mesmerising and revelatory... Completely fascinating' William Boyd Sometimes discovery brings destruction When We Cease to Understand the World shows us great minds striking out into dangerous, uncharted terrain. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger: these are among the luminaries into whose troubled lives we are thrust as they grapple with the most profound questions of existence. They have strokes of unparalleled genius, they alienate friends and lovers, they descend into isolated states of madness. Some of their discoveries revolutionise our world for the better; others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. The lines are never clear. With breakneck pace and wondrous detail, Benjamín Labatut uses the imaginative resources of fiction to break open the stories of scientists and mathematicians who expanded our notions of the possible.
The Physicists View Of Nature Part 1
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Author : Amit Goswami
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
The Physicists View Of Nature Part 1 written by Amit Goswami 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 book is designed as a textbook for students who need to fulfil their science requirements. Part I explores classical physics from its beginnings with Descartes, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, to the relativity theories of Einstein. Special emphasis is given to the development of the objective, materialist, and deterministic worldview of classical physics. The influence of Newtonian physics on other fields of science and on society is emphasized. Finally, some of the problems with the worldview of classical physics are discussed and a preview of quantum physics is given.
The Physicists
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Author : Daniel J. Kevles
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1995
The Physicists written by Daniel J. Kevles and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
This magnificent account of the coming of age of physics in America has been heralded as the best introduction to the history of science in the United States. Unsurpassed in its breadth and literary style, Kevles's account portrays the brilliant scientists who became a powerful force in bringing the world into a revolutionary new era. The book ranges widely as it links these exciting developments to the social, cultural, and political changes that occurred from the post-Civil War years to the present. Throughout, Kevles keeps his eye on the central question of how an avowedly elitist enterprise grew and prospered in a democratic culture. In this new edition, the author has brought the story up to date by providing an extensive, authoritative, and colorful account of the Superconducting Super Collider, from its origins in the international competition and intellectual needs of high-energy particle physics, through its establishment as a multibillion-dollar project, to its termination, in 1993, as a result of angry opposition within the American physics community and the Congress.
The Physicists
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Author : Charles Percy Snow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Physicists written by Charles Percy Snow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Atomic bomb categories.
Most Wanted Particle
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Author : Jon Butterworth
language : en
Publisher: The Experiment
Release Date : 2015-01-27
Most Wanted Particle written by Jon Butterworth and has been published by The Experiment this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-27 with Science categories.
An accessible account of the work leading up to the monumental discovery of the Higgs boson, from one of the physicists who was there. Particle physics as we know it depends on the Higgs boson: It’s the missing link between the birth of our universe—as a sea of tiny, massless particles—and the tangible world we live in today. But for more than 50 years, scientists wondered: Does it exist? Physicist Jon Butterworth was at the frontlines of the hunt for the Higgs at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider—perhaps the most ambitious experiment in history. In Most Wanted Particle, he gives us the first inside account of that uncertain time, when an entire field hinged on a single particle, and life at the cutting edge of science meant media scrutiny, late-night pub debates, dispiriting false starts in the face of intense pressure, and countless hours at the collider itself. As Butterworth explains, our first glimpse of the elusive Higgs brings us a giant step closer to understanding the universe—and points the way to an entirely new kind of physics. Praise for Most Wanted Particle “Butterworth is an insider’s insider. His narrative seethes with insights on the project’s science, technology and “tribes,” as well as his personal (and often amusing) journey as a frontier physicist.” —Nature “A vivid account of what the process of discovery was really like for an insider.” —Peter Higgs, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics “If you want to know why the discovery of the Higgs boson matters, read this book!” —Brian Cox, author of Why Does E=mc2?
Atom Between Science And Politics
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Author : Ozias Marcovici
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Atom Between Science And Politics written by Ozias Marcovici and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.