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Einstein and Oppenheimer : the meaning of genius / Silvan S. Schweber

by Silvan Schweber

An analysis of the contrasting lives and philosophical worldviews of Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer. The text examines their scientific work, ethical stances on nuclear weaponry, and the cultural contexts that influenced twentieth-century physics.

Accession 3682 ISBN 9780674028289 Publisher Harvard University Press
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