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 |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 private individual, offering rare insights into both. It is his unique double perspective that makes his work so valuable. Now Abraham Pais offers an illuminating portrait of another eminent colleague, J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the most charismatic and enigmatic figures of modern physics. Pais introd. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 353 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780195166736 0195166736 9780195347227 0195347226 1280655461 9781280655463 1435614143 9781435614147 |