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A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford
Contributor(s): Reeves, Richard (Author)

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 ISBN: 0393333698     ISBN-13: 9780393333695
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE: $20.85  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2008
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Annotation: In this new intellectual biography of Ernest Rutherford, the 20th centurys greatest experimental physicist, Reeves portrays a ruddy, genial man who was also a towering figure in scientific history.
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Science | Physics - General
- Science | History
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.8" L (0.35 lbs) 226 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:
Born in colonial New Zealand, Ernest Rutherford grew up on the frontier--a different world from Cambridge, to which he won a scholarship at the age of twenty-four. His work revolutionized modern physics. Among his discoveries were the orbital structure of the atom and the concept of the half-life of radioactive materials. Rutherford and the young men working under him were the first to split the atom, unlocking tremendous forces--forces, as Rutherford himself predicted, that would bring us the atomic bomb. In Richard Reeves's hands, Rutherford comes alive, a ruddy, genial man and a pivotal figure in scientific history.

Contributor Bio(s): Reeves, Richard: - Richard Reeves, an award-winning historian and columnist, is the author of many books, including President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination. He is a senior lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. He splits his time between New York City and Santa Monica, California.
 
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