Leo Szilard : science as a mode of being

著者

• Grandy, David A.

書誌事項

Leo Szilard : science as a mode of being

David A. Grandy

University Press of America, c1996

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-182) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Best known for his work on the atomic bomb, Leo Szilard made important contributions to twentieth-century physics, biology, and information theory. He is, however, an interesting figure apart from his scientific accomplishments. In brief, he did not merely do science, but lived it as well. He was a true believer in science and its potential to save the world. This intellectual biography of Szilard captures the visionary centerpoint of his passion for science and public activism. This work will be of interest to historians of science, physicists, and biologists. Contents: The Intellectual Landscape; The Thunderclap and Its Antecedents; Moving into Nuclear Physics; A Time of "Heartbreak and Frustration"; Down the Shaft; From Physics to Biology and Political Chivalry; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA30843079
• ISBN:
  • 0761803084
• LCCN: 96013768
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Lanham
• ページ数/冊数: xiii, 189 p.
• 大きさ: 22 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : QC16.S95
  • DC20 : 509.2
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Szilard, Leo
  • LCSH : Physicists -- United States -- Biography