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Patrick Blackett : sailor, scientist, and socialist /

This edited volume comprises a series of essays about Patrick Maynard Stewart Blackett, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century, as well as a prominent figure in the Royal Navy and British politics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hore, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword by Tam Dalyell MP; Acknowledgements; Boy Blackett; The Selborne Scheme: The Education of the Boy; One of Fisher's Revolutions: The Education of the Navy; Blackett at Sea; The Midshipman and the Secret Gadget; Blackett at Cambridge; Preparations for War; Blackett and the Black Arts; A Clash of Cultures: The Case for Large Convoys; The Case against Area Bombing; The Father of Operational Research; Blackett and Nuclear Strategy; Blackett in India: Thinking Strategically about New Conflicts; A Physicist in the Corridors of Power.
  • The Scientific Context of Blackett's AchievementsThe Reluctant Peer in Politics; Notes on Contributors; Index.