A Force of Nature : the Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford / Richard Reeves
2008, First Edition. New York : W. W. Norton & Co. 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. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages; Description: 207 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 1939-195) and index. Subjects: Rutherford, Ernest, 1871-1937. Physicists --England --Biography. Physicists --New Zealand --Biography. Science --England --History --20th century. Science --New Zealand --History --20th century. Nuclear fission. Radioactivity. Series: Great discoveries. Item #155929
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