text Big science : Ernest Lawrence, the cyclotron, and the birth of the military-industrial complex
- Summary
- "The birth of Big Science can be traced to Berkeley, California, nearly nine decades ago, when a resourceful young scientist with a talent for physics and an even greater talent for promotion pondered his new invention and declared, 'I'm going to ... Read more
- Contents
- A heroic time -- South Dakota boy -- "I'm going to be famous" -- Shims and sealing wax -- Oppie -- The deuton affair -- The cyclotron republic -- John Lawrence's mice -- Laureate -- Mr. Loomis -- "Ernest, are you ready?" -- The racetrack -- Oak Ri... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- x, 512 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster 2015
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 921 LAWRENCE, ERNEST HIL in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| TADL-WOOD | 921 LAWRENCE, ERNEST HIL in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |