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J. Robert Oppenheimer : A Life by Abraham Pais (2006, Hardcover)
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- Condition
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195166736
ISBN-13
9780195166736
eBay Product ID (ePID)
31016885
Product Key Features
Book Title
J. Robert Oppenheimer : Alife
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
History, Physics / General, Science & Technology
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
6.3 in
Item Width
9.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-002173
Reviews
"The result is what C.N. Yang called 'a kaleidoscopic approach to [Oppenheimer's] life, shedding insightful light on [his] personality and times.'"-- Physics Today, "What Pais has done is nothing short of extraordinary. He has brought tolight the interior life of one of the most brilliant and complex figures in thehistory of American physics, and both he and Crease examine with intimidatingthoroughness the triumphs and failures of that remarkable man."--Chigaco JewishStar, "J. Robert Oppenheimer was an extraordinarily brilliant and complex man. In this book Abraham Pais and Robert Crease take a kaleidoscopic approach to his life, shedding insightful light on the personality and the times of the scientist who played such an important role in the future destiny ofmankind."--C. N. Yang, "An indispensable new look at the ever-enigmatic Oppenheimer.... AlthoughPais details Oppenheimer's rare achievements as a researcher, teacher, andadministrator, the portrait he finally delivers is that of a brilliant butarrogant mind falling short of lofty expectations."--Booklist (starredreview), "An indispensable new look at the ever-enigmatic Oppenheimer."--Booklist (starred review) "A gripping review of the man who really created the atomic bomb and fought to stop the hydrogen bomb. Read this book and find out why."--"Talk of the Town" (WTVF) "Abraham Pais, master of the scientific biography, waited 20 years before tackling his enigmatic neighbor and friend at Princeton.... Faithfully supplemented by historian Robert P. Crease, the result is a personal recollection as tormented as the atomic father's own soul."--Seed Magazine "J. Robert Oppenheimer was an extraordinarily brilliant and complex man. In this book Abraham Pais and Robert Crease take a kaleidoscopic approach to his life, shedding insightful light on the personality and the times of the scientist who played such an important role in the future destiny of mankind."--C. N. Yang, "Abraham Pais, master of the scientific biography, waited 20 years beforetackling his enigmatic neighbor and friend at Princeton.... Faithfullysupplemented by historian Robert P. Crease, the result is a personalrecollection as tormented as the atomic father's own soul."--SeedMagazine, "An indispensable new look at the ever-enigmatic Oppenheimer.... Although Pais details Oppenheimer's rare achievements as a researcher, teacher, and administrator, the portrait he finally delivers is that of a brilliant but arrogant mind falling short of lofty expectations."--Booklist (starredreview), "A gripping review of the man who really created the atomic bomb andfought to stop the hydrogen bomb. Read this book and find out why."--"Talk ofthe Town" (WTVF), "An indispensable new look at the ever-enigmatic Oppenheimer."--Booklist(starred review) "A gripping review of the man who really created the atomic bomb and fought to stop the hydrogen bomb. Read this book and find out why."--"Talk of the Town" (WTVF) "Abraham Pais, master of the scientific biography, waited 20 years before tackling his enigmatic neighbor and friend at Princeton.... Faithfully supplemented by historian Robert P. Crease, the result is a personal recollection as tormented as the atomic father's own soul."--Seed Magazine "J. Robert Oppenheimer was an extraordinarily brilliant and complex man. In this book Abraham Pais and Robert Crease take a kaleidoscopic approach to his life, shedding insightful light on the personality and the times of the scientist who played such an important role in the future destiny of mankind."--C. N. Yang, "What Pais has done is nothing short of extraordinary. He has brought to light the interior life of one of the most brilliant and complex figures in the history of American physics, and both he and Crease examine with intimidating thoroughness the triumphs and failures of that remarkableman."--Chigaco Jewish Star, "An indispensable new look at the ever-enigmatic Oppenheimer."--Booklist (starred review)"A gripping review of the man who really created the atomic bomb and fought to stop the hydrogen bomb. Read this book and find out why."--"Talk of the Town" (WTVF)"Abraham Pais, master of the scientific biography, waited 20 years before tackling his enigmatic neighbor and friend at Princeton.... Faithfully supplemented by historian Robert P. Crease, the result is a personal recollection as tormented as the atomic father's own soul."--Seed Magazine"J. Robert Oppenheimer was an extraordinarily brilliant and complex man. In this book Abraham Pais and Robert Crease take a kaleidoscopic approach to his life, shedding insightful light on the personality and the times of the scientist who played such an important role in the future destiny of mankind."--C. N. Yang, "A gripping review of the man who really created the atomic bomb and fought to stop the hydrogen bomb. Read this book and find out why."--"Talk of the Town" (WTVF), "Abraham Pais, master of the scientific biography, waited 20 years before tackling his enigmatic neighbor and friend at Princeton.... Faithfully supplemented by historian Robert P. Crease, the result is a personal recollection as tormented as the atomic father's own soul."--SeedMagazine, "J. Robert Oppenheimer was an extraordinarily brilliant and complex man.In this book Abraham Pais and Robert Crease take a kaleidoscopic approach to hislife, shedding insightful light on the personality and the times of thescientist who played such an important role in the future destiny ofmankind."--C. N. Yang, "The result is what C.N. Yang called 'a kaleidoscopic approach to[Oppenheimer's] life, shedding insightful light on [his] personality andtimes.'"-- Physics Today
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
530/.092 B
Synopsis
The late Abraham Pais wrote the definitive biography of Albert Einstein, "Subtle is the Lord," which won an American Book Award. As a distinguished physicist and Einstein's colleague, Pais combined a sophisticated understanding of physics with first-hand knowledge of this notoriously private individual, offering rare insights into both. It is his unique double perspective that makes his work so valuable. Now Abraham Pais offers an illuminating portrait of another eminent colleague, J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the most charismatic and enigmatic figures of modern physics. Pais introduces us to a precocious youth who sped through Harvard in three years, made signal contributions to quantum mechanics while in his twenties, and was instrumental in the growth of American physics in the decade before the Second World War, almost single-handedly putting American physics on the map. Pais paints a revealing portrait of Oppenheimer's life in Los Alamos, where in twenty remarkable, feverish months, under his inspired leadership, the first atomic bomb was designed and built, a success that made Oppenheimer America's most famous scientist. Pais, who was his next-door neighbor for many years, describes Oppenheimer's long tenure as Director of the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton, but also shows how Oppenheimer's intensity and arrogance won him powerful enemies, who would ultimately make him one of the principal victims of the Red Scare of the 1950s. Told with compassion and deep insight, J. Robert Oppenheimer is the most comprehensive biography of the great physicist available. It is Abraham Pais's final work, completed after his death by Robert P. Crease, an acclaimedhistorian of science in his own right., The award-winning biographer of Albert Einstein now offers an illuminating portrait of another eminent colleague, J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the most charismatic and enigmatic figures of modern physics. 40 illustrations., The late Abraham Pais wrote the definitive biography of Albert Einstein, "Subtle is the Lord," which won an American Book Award. As a distinguished physicist and Einstein's colleague, Pais combined a sophisticated understanding of physics with first-hand knowledge of this notoriously private individual, offering rare insights into both. It is his unique double perspective that makes his work so valuable. Now Abraham Pais offers an illuminating portrait of another eminent colleague, J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the most charismatic and enigmatic figures of modern physics. Pais introduces us to a precocious youth who sped through Harvard in three years, made signal contributions to quantum mechanics while in his twenties, and was instrumental in the growth of American physics in the decade before the Second World War, almost single-handedly putting American physics on the map. Pais paints a revealing portrait of Oppenheimer's life in Los Alamos, where in twenty remarkable, feverish months, under his inspired leadership, the first atomic bomb was designed and built, a success that made Oppenheimer America's most famous scientist. Pais, who was his next-door neighbor for many years, describes Oppenheimer's long tenure as Director of the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton, but also shows how Oppenheimer's intensity and arrogance won him powerful enemies, who would ultimately make him one of the principal victims of the Red Scare of the 1950s. Told with compassion and deep insight, J. Robert Oppenheimer is the most comprehensive biography of the great physicist available. It is Abraham Pais's final work, completed after his death by Robert P. Crease, an acclaimed historian of science in his own right., Abraham Pais offers an illuminating biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Pais introduces us to a precocious youth who sped through Harvard in three years, made signal contributions to quantum mechanics while in his twenties, and was instrumental in the growth of American physics in the decade before the Second World War. Pais paints a revealing portrait of Oppenheimer's life in Los Alamos, the first atomic bomb was designed and built, a success that made Oppenheimer America's most famous scientist. The author also describes Oppenheimer's long tenure as Director of the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton, showing how Oppenheimer's intensity and arrogance won him powerful enemies.
LC Classification Number
QC16.O62P35 2005
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Crease, Robert P.
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