Einstein and Oppenheimer
by Schweber, Silvan S.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-10-30
Publisher(s): Harvard Univ Pr
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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. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Silvan S. Schweber is Professor of Physics and Richard Koret Professor in the History of Ideas, Emeritus, Brandeis University.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Albert Einstein and Nuclear Weapons | p. 33 |
| Einstein and the Atomic Bomb | p. 42 |
| After Hiroshima and Nagasaki | p. 62 |
| Einstein on World Government | p. 74 |
| Hydrogen Bombs | p. 81 |
| Individual versus Collective Stands | p. 87 |
| The Einstein-Russell Manifesto | p. 91 |
| Epilogue | p. 96 |
| Albert Einstein and the Founding of Brandeis University lot | p. 101 |
| Israel Goldstein | p. 106 |
| Rabbinic Connections | p. 109 |
| The Harold Laski Episode | p. 118 |
| Denouement | p. 122 |
| Epilogue | p. 133 |
| J. Robert Oppenheimer: Proteus Unbound | p. 136 |
| The Early Years | p. 138 |
| Becoming a Physicist: Oppenheimer and His School | p. 144 |
| Los Alamos | p. 156 |
| The Postwar Years | p. 165 |
| Hydrogen Bombs | p. 177 |
| Epilogue | p. 188 |
| J. Robert Oppenheimer and American Pragmatism | p. 195 |
| The Director's Fund | p. 204 |
| Philosophy | p. 212 |
| Harvard Overseer | p. 216 |
| The William James Lectures | p. 223 |
| Epilogue | p. 238 |
| Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Extension of Physics | p. 239 |
| Unification | p. 239 |
| Einstein and Unification | p. 243 |
| The MIT Centennial Celebration | p. 246 |
| A Bird's-Eye View of General Relativity, 1915-1960 | p. 255 |
| Epilogue | p. 262 |
| Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Meaning of Community | p. 265 |
| The Einstein-Oppenheimer Interaction | p. 265 |
| Eulogies and Memorial Speeches | p. 275 |
| Roots and Tradition | p. 282 |
| Philosophy | p. 299 |
| Epilogue | p. 304 |
| Some Concluding Remarks | p. 309 |
| Appendix: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto | p. 317 |
| Notes | p. 321 |
| Bibliography | p. 379 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 401 |
| Index | p. 405 |
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