Atomic histories
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Atomic histories
（Masters of modern physics）
American Institute of Physics, 1996
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Includes index
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Description
Physicist Rudolf Peierls offers an enlightening collection of essays, book reviews, and candid profiles of some of the most famous scientists of the 20th century. Many of the essays are concerned with the nuclear arms race, which Dr Peierls has consistently opposed. The book reviews reflect Peierls's position on the Strategic Defense Initiative and his views on energy policy. Peierls also writes about mentor Wolfgang Pauli, the controversial figure of Werner Heisenberg, J. Robert Oppenheimer as a troubled young man, and personal friends Herbert Skinner, Niels Bohr, Max Planck, and others. This work is intended for non-technical readers interested in nuclear weapons policy and the history of physics.
Table of Contents
- I. A Physicist's Portrait Gallery
- II. Atomic Energy and Arms Control
- III. Physics, Politics, and Pleasure
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