In the Shadow of the Bomb: Oppenheimer, Bethe, and the Moral Responsibility of the Scientist

by Silvan S. Schweber

Book Overview

How two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create

In 1945, the United States dropped the bomb, and physicists were forced to contemplate disquieting questions about their roles and responsibilities. When the Cold War followed, they were confronted with political demands for their loyalty and McCarthyism's threats to academic freedom. By examining how J. Robert Oppenheimer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691127859
• ISBN13: 9780691127859
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"