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Faust in Copenhagen: A Struggle for the Soul of Physics Hardcover - 2007
by Gino Segre
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A fascinating look at the landmark 1932 gathering of the biggest names in physicsKnown by physicists as the "miracle year," 1932 saw the discovery of the neutron and the first artificially induced nuclear transmutation. However, while physicists celebrated these momentous discoveries—which presaged the era of big science and nuclear bombs—Europe was moving inexorably toward totalitarianism and war. In April of that year, about forty of the world's leading physicists—including Werner Heisenberg, Lise Meitner, and Paul Dirac—came to Niels Bohr's Copenhagen Institute for their annual informal meeting about the frontiers of physics.Physicist Gino Segre brings to life this historic gathering, which ended with a humorous skit based on Goethe's Faust—a skit that eerily foreshadowed events that would soon unfold. Little did the scientists know the Faustian bargains they would face in the near future. Capturing the interplay between the great scientists as well as the discoveries they discussed and debated, Segre evokes the moment when physics—and the world—was about to lose its innocence.
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- Title Faust in Copenhagen: A Struggle for the Soul of Physics
- Author Gino Segre
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 310
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking Books, New York
- Date June 14, 2007
- ISBN 9780670038589 / 067003858X
- Weight 1.11 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.42 x 0.61 in (23.37 x 16.31 x 1.55 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Quantum theory - History - 20th century, Physicists - Psychology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006052807
- Dewey Decimal Code 530.092
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