ISBN: Ostalo
Jezik: Engleski
Oblast: Fizika
Autor: Strani
Godina izdanja: xxx

Engleski jezik
Udzbenički format
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383 strane
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What really happened out there at Trinity? This book tells you. How could so many smart guys participate in mass murder? Should Iran have the bomb? This book doesn`t tell you. But I learned a lot about particle acceleration, cyclotrons, the FBI and Berkeley in the 1930`s. Innocent and dangerous times, at that precise moment when science married murder, and put on the collar of military industry.

As a scientist and a fan of history, this book really hit home with me. The loose narrative spans the entire careers of both title figures, replete with painstakingly chronicled quotes and anecdotes. Davis offers a vivid insight into the scientific community and culture of the early- to mid-20th American century. If you have any interest in the historical development of Atomic science or understanding the intricacies underlying the Manhattan Project, read this book.

By telling the story of scientific research into the working of the atom and the development atomic bomb in a historical rather than totally scientfic manner, the author actually makes the progress more logical and easier to understand. Things like the cyclotron, heavy water and the Los Alamos site become more than words in a text book. Also, the treatment of Oppenheimer during the red scare in the early 1950`s really bring home how you can devote years of your life to science and your country only to have someone dig up some meeting you attended years ago.