Nuclear Forces
The Making of the Physicist Hans Bethe
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Quantum Theory, Biography & Memoir, Reference
| Author: | Silvan S. Schweber | ISBN: | 9780674070127 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | June 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Silvan S. Schweber |
| ISBN: | 9780674070127 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | June 13, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
What drove Nobel-winning physicist Hans Bethe, head of Theoretical Physics at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, to later renounce the weaponry he had worked so tirelessly to create? That is one of the questions answered by Nuclear Forces, a riveting biography of Bethe’s early life and development as both a scientist and a man of principle.
What drove Nobel-winning physicist Hans Bethe, head of Theoretical Physics at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, to later renounce the weaponry he had worked so tirelessly to create? That is one of the questions answered by Nuclear Forces, a riveting biography of Bethe’s early life and development as both a scientist and a man of principle.
