Title Einstein and Oppenheimer : the meaning of genius / Silvan S. Schweber

Edition 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 412 pages) Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Albert Einstein and Nuclear Weapons -- CHAPTER TWO. Albert Einstein and the Founding of Brandeis University -- CHAPTER THREE. J. Robert Oppenheimer: Proteus Unbound -- CHAPTER FOUR. J. Robert Oppenheimer and American Pragmatism -- CHAPTER FIVE. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Extension of Physics -- CHAPTER SIX. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Meaning of Community -- Some Concluding Remarks -- Appendix: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index Summary 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 powerful insights into the lives of two critical figures and into the scientific culture of their times Notes Originally published: 2008 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-400) and index Notes In English Print version record Subject Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967. SUBJECT Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 fast Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967 fast Subject Physicists -- Intellectual life -- 20th century Physicists -- Psychology Science -- History -- 20th century SCIENCE -- Physics -- General. SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General. SCIENCE -- Energy. Physicists -- Psychology Science Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780674043350 0674043359 9780674034525 067403452X

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