Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 067403452X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Schweber is Associate, Department of the History of Science at Harvard University and Professor of Physics and Richard Koret Professor in the History of Ideas, Emeritus, at Brandeis University. Silvan S
"GENIUS" according to Dr. Nuclear Physicist. THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN COMPILING A BIOGRAPHY OF HANS BETHE. HE HAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED A BOOK COMPARING OPPENHEIMER AND BETHE. DURING THIS TIME HE HAS DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON MANY PROMINENT PHYSICISTS WHOM BETHE HAS INTERACTED WITH (SOME WHO THE AUTHOR KNEW QUITE WELL). THE WORD "GENIUS" HAS BEEN APPLIED TO MOST OF THESE MEN AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.ONE MAY NOT AGREE WITH ALL THE AUTHOR'S CONCLUSIONS. BUT THESE CONCLUSIONS ARE BASED ON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND THOUGHT. IF NOTHING ELSE, THEY SHOULD STIMULATE YOUR THOUGHT PROCESSES AND OPEN UP A NEW HORIZON.RECENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BOOKS ON EINSTEIN AND ON OPPENHEIMER, BOTH COMPLEX MEN . STEPHEN PLETKO said A book that gives some insights into the distinctive character of two great scientists of the "A book that gives some insights into the distinctive character of two great scientists of the 20TH century!!!" according to STEPHEN PLETKO. XXXXX"The person endowed with [great] talent thinks more rapidly and accurately than [other people]; on the other hand, the genius perceives a world different from [other people], though only by looking more deeply into the world that lies before them." (Philosopher Schopenhauer)The above quote is found in this extremely well-researched and well-written book (subtitled "The Meaning of Genius") authored by Silvan Schweber who is Professor of Physics and Professor in the History of Ideas, Emeritus, at Brandeis University.(Brandeis University is a private research university founded in 19A book that gives some insights into the distinctive character of two great scientists of the 20TH century!!! STEPHEN PLETKO XXXXX"The person endowed with [great] talent thinks more rapidly and accurately than [other people]; on the other hand, the genius perceives a world different from [other people], though only by looking more deeply into the world that lies before them." (Philosopher Schopenhauer)The above quote is found in this extremely well-researched and well-written book (subtitled "The Meaning of Genius") authored by Silvan Schweber who is Professor of Physics and Professor in the History of Ideas, Emeritus, at Brandeis University.(Brandeis University is a private research university founded in 1948 and located in Massachusetts. It is named after t. 8 and located in Massachusetts. It is named after t. 0TH century!!!. XXXXX"The person endowed with [great] talent thinks more rapidly and accurately than [other people]; on the other hand, the genius perceives a world different from [other people], though only by looking more deeply into the world that lies before them." (Philosopher Schopenhauer)The above quote is found in this extremely well-researched and well-written book (subtitled "The Meaning of Genius") authored by Silvan Schweber who is Professor of Physics and Professor in the History of Ideas, Emeritus, at Brandeis University.(Brandeis University is a private research university founded in 19A book that gives some insights into the distinctive character of two great scientists of the 20TH century!!! STEPHEN PLETKO XXXXX"The person endowed with [great] talent thinks more rapidly and accurately than [other people]; on the other hand, the genius perceives a world different from [other people], though only by looking more deeply into the world that lies before them." (Philosopher Schopenhauer)The above quote is found in this extremely well-researched and well-written book (subtitled "The Meaning of Genius") authored by Silvan Schweber who is Professor of Physics and Professor in the History of Ideas, Emeritus, at Brandeis University.(Brandeis University is a private research university founded in 1948 and located in Massachusetts. It is named after t. 8 and located in Massachusetts. It is named after t. Seth Lefferts said Interesting yet challenging.. Whereas this book is an excellent insight to both of these iconic figures it does require a basic understanding of the principles of quantum physics, atomic fission and fusion to be fully appreciated. However, the point of this book to me is to understand the effects of the militaristic use of the 'new science' on these two men and how it changed their lives. That is wonderfully written and that makes this book a must read.
By exploring how these men differedin their worldview, in their work, and in their daythis book provides powerful insights into the lives of two critical figures and into the scientific culture of their times. Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. In Einstein’s and Oppenheimer’s philosophical and ethical positions, their views of nuclear weapons, their ethnic and cultural commitments, their opinions on the unification of physics, even the role of Buddhist detachment in their thinking, the book traces the broader issues that have shaped science and the world.Einstein is invariably seen as a lone and singular genius, while Oppenheimer is generally viewed in a particular scientific, political, and historical context. Silvan Schweber considers the circumstances behind this perception, in Einstein’s coherent and consistent self-image, and its relation to his singular vision of the world, and in Oppenheimer’s contrasting lack of certainty and related non-belief in a unitary, ultimate theory. Of greater importance, perhaps, is the role that timing and chance seem to have played in the two scientists’ contrasting characters and accomplishmentswith Einstein’s having the advantage
But the publicly triumphant Oppenheimer delved deep in Vedic scripture and American Pragmatism trying to quell self-doubts born of his ambivalent Jewishness and his costly tardiness in reaching the frontiers of physics. Schweber finally confronts readers with ruptures in both men’s public lives, as Einstein breaks with institutions resistant to his personal imperatives and Oppenheimer self-destructs in the glare of a security-clearance hearing. --Bryce Christensen . As one of those colleagues, Oppenheimer captured the limelight as the director of the Manhattan Project, a position awarded him because of the leadership he had already demonstra