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Big Science

Ernest Lawrence and the Invention That Launched the Military-Industrial Complex

Big Science( )
Author: Hiltzik, Michael
ISBN:978-1-4516-7576-4
Publication Date:Jul 2016
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $20.99
Book Description:

The epic story of how science went "big" and the forgotten genius who started it all--"entertaining, thoroughly researched...partly a biography, partly an account of the influence of Ernest Lawrence's great idea, partly a short history of nuclear physics and the Bomb" (The Wall Street Journal). Since the 1930s, the scale of scientific endeavor has grown exponentially. The first particle accelerator could be held in its creator's lap, while its successor grew...
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Book Details
Pages:528
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
Science / Physics / Nuclear
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.5 Inches
Book Weight:1.475 Pounds



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