The basis of everything : Rutherford, Oliphant and the coming of the Cavendish Laboratory
Ramsey, Andrew2023
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The story that bonds Ernest Rutherford and Marcus Oliphant is as extraordinary as it is unlikely. They were kindred souls whose restless intellect and tireless conviction fused in the crucible of discovery at Cambridge University's celebrated Cavendish Laboratory. Their brilliance illuminated the sub-atomic recesses of the natural world and, as a direct result, set loose the power of nuclear fusion. It was a heartfelt, enduring partnership, born at the University of Adelaide's modest physics department and flourishing further in the confines of the Cavendish before ultimately driving the famed Manhattan Project, which produced the world's first nuclear weapons, unleashed to such devastating effect on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Author:
Ramsey, Andrew, author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.©2019
Collation:
374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
First published in 2019 with the subtitle: Rutherford, Oliphant and the atomic bomb.Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-372)
ISBN:
9781460764459 (paperback)9781460709559 (ebook)
Dewey class:
539.7092
Language:
English
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BRN:
2292261