Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in PhysicsW. W. Norton & Company, 18 giu 2010 - 390 pagine Winner of the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award He studied with Niels Bohr, taught Richard Feynman, and boned up on relativity with his friend and colleague Albert Einstein. John Archibald Wheeler's fascinating life brings us face to face with the central characters and discoveries of modern physics. He was the first American to learn of the discovery of nuclear fission, later coined the term "black hole," led a renaissance in gravitation physics, and helped to build Princeton University into a mecca for physicists. From nuclear physics, to quantum theory, to relativity and gravitation, Wheeler's work has set the trajectory of research for half a century. His career has brought him into contact with the most brilliant minds of his field; Fermi, Bethe, Rabi, Teller, Oppenheimer, and Wigner are among those he called colleagues and friends. In this rich autobiography, Wheeler reveals in fascinating detail the excitement of each discovery, the character of each colleague, and the underlying passion for knowledge that drives him still. |
Sommario
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The Manhattan Project | 36 |
Growing Up | 65 |
An International Family | 123 |
Settling Down | 144 |
Physics after Fission | 160 |
From Joe 1 to Mike | 190 |
The Force of Gravity | 228 |
Quantum Foam | 246 |
Nature and Nation | 264 |
The Black Hole | 289 |
Texas and the Universe | 304 |
It from Bit | 323 |
The End of Time | 344 |
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Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics John Archibald Wheeler,Kenneth William Ford Anteprima limitata - 2000 |
Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics John Archibald Wheeler,Kenneth William Ford Anteprima non disponibile - 1998 |