Einstein and Oppenheimer

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ISBN: 9780674034525 | 067403452X
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Copyright: 10/30/2009

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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.

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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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