Blackett
Physics, War, and Politics in the Twentieth Century
Seiten
2004
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-33573-8 (ISBN)
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-33573-8 (ISBN)
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A biography of P M S Blackett, one of the most brilliant and controversial physicists of the twentieth century.
This is a lively and compact biography of P. M. S. Blackett, one of the most brilliant and controversial physicists of the twentieth century. Nobel laureate, leader of operational research during the Second World War, scientific advisor to the British government, President of the Royal Society, member of the House of Lords, Blackett was also denounced as a Stalinist apologist for opposing American and British development of atomic weapons, subjected to FBI surveillance, and named as a fellow traveler on George Orwell's infamous list.
This is a lively and compact biography of P. M. S. Blackett, one of the most brilliant and controversial physicists of the twentieth century. Nobel laureate, leader of operational research during the Second World War, scientific advisor to the British government, President of the Royal Society, member of the House of Lords, Blackett was also denounced as a Stalinist apologist for opposing American and British development of atomic weapons, subjected to FBI surveillance, and named as a fellow traveler on George Orwell's infamous list.
NyeMary Jo: Mary Jo Nye is Thomas Hart and Mary Jones Horning Professor of the Humanities and Professor of History, Oregon State University.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.5.2014 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 12 black & white illustrations, 12 schw.-w. Abb. |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge, Mass |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 641 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-674-33573-2 / 0674335732 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-33573-8 / 9780674335738 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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