Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius
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Albert Einstein and J Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed - in their worldview, in their...
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Albert Einstein and J Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed - in their worldview, in their work, and in their day - this book provides insights into the lives of the two critical figures.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius “
*1. Einstein and Nuclear Weapons * Introduction * Einstein and the Atomic Bomb * After Hiroshima and Nagasaki * Einstein on World Government * Hydrogen Bombs * Individual versus Collective Stands * The Einstein--Russell Manifesto * Epilogue *2. Einstein and the Founding of Brandeis University * Introduction * Israel Goldstein * Rabbinic Connections * The Harold Laski Episode * Denouement * Epilogue *3. J. Robert Oppenheimer: Proteus Unbound * Introduction * The Early Years * Becoming a Physicist: Oppenheimer and His School * Los Alamos * The Postwar Years * Hydrogen Bombs * Epilogue *4. J. Robert Oppenheimer and American Pragmatism * The Director's Fund * Philosophy * Harvard Overseer * The William James Lectures *5. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Extension of Physics * Unification * Einstein and Unification * The MIT Centennial Celebration. * A Bird's-eye View of General Relativity, 1915--1960 *6. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Meaning of Community * The Einstein--Oppenheimer Interaction * Eulogies and Memorial Speeches * Roots and Tradition * Philosophy * Epilogue * Some Concluding Remarks * Appendix: The Russell--Einstein Manifesto * Notes * Bibliography * Acknowledgments * Index
Autoren-Porträt von Silvan S. Schweber
Silvan S. Schweber is Associate, Department of the History of Science at Harvard University and Professor of Physics and Richard Koret Professor in the History of Ideas, Emeritus, at Brandeis University.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Silvan S. Schweber
- 2009, 412 Seiten, Maße: 16,5 x 23,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: HARVARD UNIV PR
- ISBN-10: 067403452X
- ISBN-13: 9780674034525
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Englisch
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You'd be forgiven for thinking there is little we don't know already about Einstein and Oppenheimer. Yet this book plots the lives of the 20th century's most charismatic physicists to a greater end than biography. Focusing on the cultural milieus in which they thrived, Schweber investigates Einstein and Oppenheimer's very different manifestations of genius--one solitary, one social. Schweber's depth of analysis, particularly in describing both scientists' affinities for Buddhist thought, insists that there is much more to learn about each. Seed 20080301 The real interest of Mr. Schweber's account--and what makes his dual biography unusual--is the emphasis he places not on Einstein's or Oppenheimer's scientific achievements, which have been often enough described, but on their later careers, when both found themselves, for different reasons, strangely sidelined. -- Eric Ormsby New York Sun 20080521 Schweber has set himself quite a task in seeking to add to our understanding [of Einstein and Oppenheimer]. By my reckoning he has succeeded, not so much by uncovering significant new material as by reflecting wisely and eloquently on Einstein's and Oppenheimer's politics, their relationships with their colleagues, and their contributions to science. -- Lawrence Black Times Higher Education Supplement 20080522 Have we not heard enough of these two men? Yet Silvan S. Schweber shows us in his new book, Einstein and Oppenheimer, that there is still more to say. What we know about these two giants of physics largely concerns their genius--their formidable mental powers--but this focus tends to foreground the individual at the expense of intellectual and scientific context. Schweber's aim is ambitious: to capture another quality that he calls the greatness of Einstein and Oppenheimer--to show how their actions altered humanity's "ideas concerning what human beings can be or do." We know much about the genius of these two men, Schweber implies, but little of their greatness. --
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Robert P. Crease American Scientist 20080901 In a brief review, it is not possible to do full justice to Schweber's probing book, which merits careful reading. -- Michael W. Friedlander Physics World 20090201 In six illuminating essays focusing on the later years of these fascinating figures, Schweber shows that no scientist--however great--is an island. -- P.D. Smith The Guardian 20100116
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