The world made new : Frederick Soddy, science, politics, and environment
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The world made new : Frederick Soddy, science, politics, and environment
Oxford University Press, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-220) and index
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内容説明
This is the biography of one of the most original and widely significant, yet largely forgotten, British scientists. Frederick Soddy is an intriguing figure who was deeply concerned with and involved in politics, economics, and the role of science in the world. He was one of the first generation of English atomic scientists, working with Rutherford on the initial discoveries about atomic disintegration, and received the Nobel Prize in 1921 for hi research on
isotopes. Soddy's worry about the responsibility of science and scientists to society began with his fear that the atomic energy he and Rutherford had discovered could be disastrous if suitable political controls were not enforced, and led to his abandoning scientific research. He lived to see his worst
fears realized with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Soddy was a pioneer in the field of energy conservation and environmental ethics, and was committed to social reform. Frederick Soddy was a remarkable and talented man who was not recognized as such in his own life-time, largely because his ideas and attitudes did not fit in with the times in which he lived. However he has become more appreciated since his death, not only because his scientific work has gained its rightful
recognition, but also because of the increased awareness today of the environment and the role of science in it.
目次
- Introduction
- 1. Childhood and early life
- 2. Success
- 3. Glasgow
- 4. Aberdeen and the First World War
- 5. Oxford and 'big science'
- 6. Monetary and other theories
- 7. New Britain
- 8. The darkest days
- 9. The post-war world
- Epilogue: The Frederick Soddy Trust
- Bibliography
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