True Genius The Life and Work of Richard Garwin, the Most Influential Scientist You've Never Heard of

Afbeeldingen
Artikel vergelijken
  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9781633882232
  • 21 februari 2017
  • 308 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

Richard Garwin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama Called a true genius by Enrico Fermi, Richard Garwin has influenced modern life in far-reaching ways, yet he is hardly known outside the physics community. This is the first biography of one of America's great minds--a top physicist, a brilliant technological innovator, and a trusted advisor of presidents for sixty years. Among his many contributions to modern technology are innovations we now take for granted: air-traffic control systems, touch screens, color monitors, laser printers, GPS satellite navigation, and many other facets of everyday contemporary life. But certainly his most important work has been on behalf of nuclear disarmament. As a key member of the Los Alamos team that developed the hydrogen bomb (he created the final design), Garwin subsequently devoted much of his career to ensuring that nuclear weapons never again be used. He has spent hundreds of hours testifying before Congress, serving on government advisory committees, and doing work that is still classified, all the while working for IBM as a researcher. A genuine polymath, his ideas extend from propulsion systems for interplanetary flight to preventing flu epidemics. Never shy about offering his opinions, even to rigid government bureaucracies unwilling to change, Garwin continues to show leaders how to do the smart thing. The world is a more interesting and safer place because of his many accomplishments.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
21 februari 2017
Aantal pagina's
308
Illustraties
Met illustraties

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
Joel N. Shurkin
Hoofduitgeverij
Prometheus Books

Overige kenmerken

Extra groot lettertype
Nee
Product breedte
159 mm
Product hoogte
32 mm
Product lengte
241 mm
Studieboek
Nee
Verpakking breedte
159 mm
Verpakking hoogte
33 mm
Verpakking lengte
235 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
513 g

EAN

EAN
9781633882232

Je vindt dit artikel in

Taal
Engels
Beschikbaarheid
Leverbaar
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
Boek
Studieboek of algemeen
Algemene boeken
Nog geen reviews
Kies gewenste uitvoering
Prijsinformatie en bestellen
De prijs van dit product is 23 euro en 99 cent.
2 - 3 weken
Verkoop door bol
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door bol
  • Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
  • Dag en nacht klantenservice