J. Robert Oppenheimer : a life /
The late Abraham Pais wrote the definitive biography of Albert Einstein, "Subtle is the Lord," which won an American Book Award. As a distinguished physicist and Einstein's colleague, Pais combined a sophisticated understanding of physics with first-hand knowledge of this notoriously...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 First Encounters; CHAPTER 2 Background: Early Years; CHAPTER 3 University Studies; CHAPTER 4 Postdoctoral Studies; CHAPTER 5 The California Professor as Teacher; CHAPTER 6 The California Professor as Researcher; CHAPTER 7 Oppenheimer's Opinion of His Own Teaching and Research in California; CHEPTER 8 Personal Life in the 1930s; CHAPTER 9 "The Shatterer of Worlds"; CHAPTER 10 In Which Oppenheimer Enters the World Stage; CHAPTER 11 An Atomic Scientist's Credo; CHAPTER 12 The Institute Prior to Oppenheimer's Arrival.