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The joy of insight : passions of a physicist

by Victor Weisskopf

Follows the life of a physicist from his education in prewar Europe through his research in particle physics to his role as an advocate for nuclear responsibility.

Accession 30593 ISBN 0465036783 Publisher Basic Books
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