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A Force of Nature

By Richard Reeves

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A Force of Nature

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
226
Release Date:
2008-12-17
Publication Date:
2008-12-01
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0393333698
ISBN13:
9780393333695
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
290 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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