A short history of physics in the American century [electronic resource] / David C. Cassidy.
2011
QC9.U5 C36 2011eb
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A short history of physics in the American century [electronic resource] / David C. Cassidy.
Author
Cassidy, David C., 1945-
ISBN
9780674062740 electronic book
9780674049369
9780674049369
Publication Details
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (211 p.)
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QC9.U5 C36 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
530.0973/0904
Summary
As the twentieth century drew to a close, computers, the Internet, and nanotechnology were central to modern American life. Yet the advances in physics underlying these applications are poorly understood and widely underappreciated by U.S. citizens today. In this concise overview, David C. Cassidy sharpens our perspective on modern physics by viewing this foundational science through the lens of America's engagement with the political events of a tumultuous century. --from publisher description
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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New histories of science, technology, and medicine.
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Table of Contents
Entering the new century
American physics comes of age
Surviving the depression
The physicists war
Taming the endless frontier
The new physics
Sputnik : action and reaction
Revising the partnership.
American physics comes of age
Surviving the depression
The physicists war
Taming the endless frontier
The new physics
Sputnik : action and reaction
Revising the partnership.