The nuclear muse : literature, physics, and the first atomic bombs
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
QC791.96 .C36 2000
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QC791.96 .C36 2000
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xviii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"John Canaday analyzes a variety of texts produced by physicists before, during, and after the Second World War, including Niels Bohr's "The Quantum Postulate"; the Blegdamsvej Faust, a parody of Goethe's Faust that cast physicists as its principle characters; The Los Alamos Primer, the technical lectures used for training at Los Alamos; scientists' descriptions of their work and of the Trinity test; and Leo Szilard's post-war novella, The Voice of the Dolphins."--Publisher's description.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Canaday, J. (2000). The nuclear muse: literature, physics, and the first atomic bombs . University of Wisconsin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Canaday, John, 1961-. 2000. The Nuclear Muse: Literature, Physics, and the First Atomic Bombs. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Canaday, John, 1961-. The Nuclear Muse: Literature, Physics, and the First Atomic Bombs Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2000.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Canaday, J. (2000). The nuclear muse: literature, physics, and the first atomic bombs. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Canaday, John. The Nuclear Muse: Literature, Physics, and the First Atomic Bombs University of Wisconsin Press, 2000.
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