1900 45 From atom models to atomic bomb-Year 1945- English Edition (ePub)

Generally the golden age of Physics is identified in the period that runs from 1900 to 1945 and which sees the birth and consolidation of fundamental theories such as Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. A collection of the original Scientific Publications in English that marked the stages of this process, is re-proposed for a historical reading of that period keeping its chronology for years. This document refers to the sad events linked to the explosion of the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which, with their burden of death and destruction, have indelibly marked the entire history of mankind. The most painful and controversial way to legitimize the birth of the new Modern Physics. They are reported, introduced by short explanatory notes, the most important and significant historical documents, some declassified in recent times, which now constitute the testimony inherited from subsequent generations of one of the most terrible pages in the history of the twentieth century. The volume, unlike the others centered on the collection of specialized physics "papers", selects a wide documentation consisting of military reports, testimonies, stories, medical publications on the effects caused by radiation and "Flash Burn", with a purpose therefore more specifically scientific historical. Useful for any research, historical insights or even for simple reading or consultation.
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Notes on the Author.
Francesco Scognamiglio is an independent author of informative texts on Physics and History of Science and Technology. Graduated in Engineering with AeroSpaziale specialization fhe has passionately cultivated a particular interest in the knowledge and understanding of the fundamental laws that govern natural phenomena, trying to transmit knowledge even to those who would not have easy access to the subject for its high specialized content. For this purpose he is supported by many years of experience in training and teaching activities, addressing its interest for the deepening of the peculiar philosophical and historical aspects. And it is precisely the particular attention to a scientific historical reconstruction of the evolution of the new Atomic Theories in the period from 1900 to 1945, which guides the author in the presentation of important historical documents and dramatic original testimonies of the period examined.