Einstein and Oppenheimer : The Meaning of Genius.
Schweber, Silvan S.
Einstein and Oppenheimer : The Meaning of Genius. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (429 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Albert Einstein and Nuclear Weapons -- Einstein and the Atomic Bomb -- After Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Einstein on World Government -- Hydrogen Bombs -- Individual versus Collective Stands -- The Einstein-Russell Manifesto -- Epilogue -- 2. Albert Einstein and the Founding of Brandeis University -- Israel Goldstein -- Rabbinic Connections -- The Harold Laski Episode -- Denouement -- Epilogue -- 3. J. Robert Oppenheimer: Proteus Unbound -- The Early Years -- Becoming a Physicist: Oppenheimer and His School -- Los Alamos -- The Postwar Years -- Hydrogen Bombs -- Epilogue -- 4. J. Robert Oppenheimer and American Pragmatism -- The Director's Fund -- Philosophy -- Harvard Overseer -- The William James Lectures -- Epilogue -- 5. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Extension of Physics -- Unification -- Einstein and Unification -- The MIT Centennial Celebration -- A Bird's-Eye View of General Relativity, 1915-1960 -- Epilogue -- 6. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Meaning of Community -- The Einstein-Oppenheimer Interaction -- Eulogies and Memorial Speeches -- Roots and Tradition -- Philosophy -- Epilogue -- Some Concluding Remarks -- Appendix: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Einstein and Oppenheimer belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed--in their worldview, in their work, and in their day--this book provides powerful insights into the lives of two critical figures and into the scientific culture of their times.
9780674043350
Einstein, Albert,-1879-1955.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert,-1904-1967.
Physicists-Intellectual life-20th century.
Physicists-Psychology.
Science-History-20th century.
Electronic books.
QC16
530.092/2
Einstein and Oppenheimer : The Meaning of Genius. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (429 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Albert Einstein and Nuclear Weapons -- Einstein and the Atomic Bomb -- After Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Einstein on World Government -- Hydrogen Bombs -- Individual versus Collective Stands -- The Einstein-Russell Manifesto -- Epilogue -- 2. Albert Einstein and the Founding of Brandeis University -- Israel Goldstein -- Rabbinic Connections -- The Harold Laski Episode -- Denouement -- Epilogue -- 3. J. Robert Oppenheimer: Proteus Unbound -- The Early Years -- Becoming a Physicist: Oppenheimer and His School -- Los Alamos -- The Postwar Years -- Hydrogen Bombs -- Epilogue -- 4. J. Robert Oppenheimer and American Pragmatism -- The Director's Fund -- Philosophy -- Harvard Overseer -- The William James Lectures -- Epilogue -- 5. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Extension of Physics -- Unification -- Einstein and Unification -- The MIT Centennial Celebration -- A Bird's-Eye View of General Relativity, 1915-1960 -- Epilogue -- 6. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Meaning of Community -- The Einstein-Oppenheimer Interaction -- Eulogies and Memorial Speeches -- Roots and Tradition -- Philosophy -- Epilogue -- Some Concluding Remarks -- Appendix: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Einstein and Oppenheimer belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed--in their worldview, in their work, and in their day--this book provides powerful insights into the lives of two critical figures and into the scientific culture of their times.
9780674043350
Einstein, Albert,-1879-1955.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert,-1904-1967.
Physicists-Intellectual life-20th century.
Physicists-Psychology.
Science-History-20th century.
Electronic books.
QC16
530.092/2