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Buried glory: portraits of Soviet scientists

By Istvan , Hargittai

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN
9780199985593, 0199985596
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
9 MB (9627861 bytes)
Pages
pages cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Science--Soviet Union;Scientists--Soviet Union;Sci

Description

Contents Introduction Part I Nuclear Physicists Chapter 1 Igor Tamm: Exemplary Consistency Chapter 2 Yakov Zeldovich: Soviet Prometheus Chapter 3 Andrei Sakharov: Soviet Conscience Part II Low-temperature Physicists Chapter 4 Petr Kapitza: Respected Centaur Chapter 5 Lev Landau: Genius & Evgenii Lifshits: More than Landau's Pen Chapter 6 Vitaly Ginzburg: Amateur Astronomer Chapter 7 Alexei Abrikosov: &lt "Unmanageable&gt " Part III Chemists and Chemical Physicists Chapter 8 Nikolai Semenov: Mr. Chain Reaction Chapter 9 Yulii Khariton: Director of &lt "Los Arzamas&gt " Chapter 10 Boris Belousov & Anatol Zhabotinsky: &lt "Impossible&gt " Reaction Chapter 11 Aleksandr Kitaigorodskii: Soviet Maverick Chapter 12 Aleksandr Nesmeyanov: Brilliant Administrator and Soviet Courtier Epilogue Notes Biographical Names Some Notable Dates Select Bibliography Index

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