Book Details

Title:

The Physicists: The History of a Scientific Community in Modern America

Author:Kevles, Daniel J.
Place:New York
Publisher:Vintage Books
Year:1979

Reference:

Kevles, Daniel J. . The Physicists: The History of a Scientific Community in Modern America . New York, Vintage Books, 1979.

Categories:

Physical Sciences and Engineering

Languages:

English

Description:

A history of the physical sciences in the United States from 1830 to 1980, including the development of the atomic bomb (Chapter XXI: The Bomb and Postwar Research Policy).