A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford (Great Discoveries) (Great Discoveries (Paperback))

Reeves, Richard

ISBN 10: 0393333698 / ISBN 13: 9780393333695

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford (Great Discoveries) (Great Discoveries (Paperback))
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393333698
• ISBN 13: 9780393333695
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Richard Reeves, an award-winning historian and columnist, is the author of many books, including President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination. He is a senior lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. He splits his time between New York City and Santa Monica, California.