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100	1		_aSchweber, Silvan S.
245	1	0	_aEinstein and Oppenheimer : _bThe Meaning of Genius.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bHarvard University Press, _c2008.
264		4	_c©2008.
300			_a1 online resource (429 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- 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.
520			_aEinstein 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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aEinstein, Albert,-1879-1955.
650		0	_aOppenheimer, J. Robert,-1904-1967.
650		0	_aPhysicists-Intellectual life-20th century.
650		0	_aPhysicists-Psychology.
650		0	_aScience-History-20th century.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aSchweber, Silvan S. _tEinstein and Oppenheimer _dCambridge : Harvard University Press,c2008 _z9780674034525
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3300472 _zClick to View
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