Storytelling and Science : Rewriting Oppenheimer in the Nuclear Age /

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"No single figure embodies Cold War science more than the renowned physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Although other scientists may have been more influential in establishing the institutions and policies of the nuclear age, none has loomed larger in the popular imagination than the 'father...

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Autor principal: Hecht, David K., 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, > 1904-1967.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, > 1904-1967 > Public opinion.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, > 1904-1967 > Influence.
Science > Social aspects.
Science > Public opinion.
Science > Historiography.
Public opinion.
Physicists.
Nuclear weapons > Social aspects.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SCIENCE > Physics > General.
SCIENCE > Mechanics > General.
SCIENCE > Energy.
Physiciens > États-Unis > Biographies.
Sciences > États-Unis > Historiographie.
Sciences > États-Unis > Opinion publique > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Sciences > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Armes nucleaires > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Physicists > United States > Biography.
Science > United States > Historiography.
Science > United States > Public opinion > History > 20th century.
Science > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Nuclear weapons > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Public opinion > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Telling stories about science
  • The atomic hero
  • Coming of age in science
  • Alternate histories
  • The making and unmaking of Faust
  • The modern subject
  • Conclusion: Speaking of science.

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