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Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics Paperback - 2000 - 1st Edition

by John Archibald Wheeler; Kenneth Ford (With)

From nuclear physics to quantum theory to relativity and gravitation, Wheeler's work has set the trajectory of research for half a century. In this rich autobiography, he reveals in colorful detail the excitement of each discovery, the character of each colleague, and the underlying passion for knowledge that drives him still.


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He studied with Niels Bohr, taught Richard Feynman, and boned up on relativity with his friend and colleague Albert Einstein. John Archibald Wheeler's fascinating life brings us face to face with the central characters and discoveries of modern physics. He was the first American to learn of the discovery of nuclear fission, later coined the term "black hole," led a renaissance in gravitation physics, and helped to build Princeton University into a mecca for physicists. From nuclear physics, to quantum theory, to relativity and gravitation, Wheeler's work has set the trajectory of research for half a century. His career has brought him into contact with the most brilliant minds of his field; Fermi, Bethe, Rabi, Teller, Oppenheimer, and Wigner are among those he called colleagues and friends. In this rich autobiography, Wheeler reveals in fascinating detail the excitement of each discovery, the character of each colleague, and the underlying passion for knowledge that drives him still.

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ON MONDAY, January 16, 1939, I taught my morning class at Princeton University, then took a train to New York and walked across town to the Hudson River dock where the Danish physicist Niels Bohr was scheduled to arrive on the MS Drottningholm.

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  • Title Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics
  • Author John Archibald Wheeler; Kenneth Ford (With)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 390
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.s.a.
  • Date 2000-02-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780393319910 / 0393319911
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.1 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 2.79 cm)
  • Reading level 1220
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97044566
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • New York Times, 02/27/2000, Page 36
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