Disturbing the Universe
Spanning the years from WWII, when he was a civilian statistician in the operations research section of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command, thru his...
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Spanning the years from WWII, when he was a civilian statistician in the operations research section of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command, thru his studies with Hans Bethe at Cornell University, his early friendship with Richard Feynman & his postgraduate work with J. Robert Oppenheimer, Freeman Dyson has composed an autobiography unlike any other. Dyson evocatively conveys the thrill of a deep engagement with the world--be it as a scientist, citizen, student or parent. Detailing a unique career not limited to his groundbreaking work in physics, he discusses his interest in minimizing loss of life in war, in disarmament & even in thought experiments on the expansion of our frontiers into the galaxy.
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- Edition:Sloan Foundation Science Series
- Language:eng
- ISBN10:0465016774
- ISBN13:9780465016778
- kindle Asin:0465016774