Faust in Copenhagen

A Struggle for the Soul of Physics

By: Gino Segre

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Paperback | 1 June 2008

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A physicist himself, Gino SegrA] writes about what scientists doaand why they do itawith intimacy, clarity, and passion. In "Faust in Copenhagen," he evokes the fleeting, magical moment when physicsaand the worldawas about to lose its innocence forever. Known by physicists as the miracle year, 1932 saw the discovery of the neutron and antimatter, as well as the first artificially induced nuclear transmutations. However, while scientists celebrated these momentous discoveriesawhich presaged the nuclear era and the emergence of big scienceaduring a meeting at Niels Bohras Copenhagen Institute, Europe was moving inexorably toward totalitarianism and war.

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? [A] fascinating story, insightfully told and consistently engaging . . . Segr? speaks to the reader with enthusiasm, at times unable to conceal his excitement about the fascinating story he's sharing, yet his telling is deftly and dramatically structured, providing necessary historical and scientific context, clearly and concisely.? ?"San Francisco Chronicle"

? Cracking good narrative history.? ?"Time" [A] fascinating story, insightfully told and consistently engaging . . . Segr speaks to the reader with enthusiasm, at times unable to conceal his excitement about the fascinating story he s sharing, yet his telling is deftly and dramatically structured, providing necessary historical and scientific context, clearly and concisely. "San Francisco Chronicle" Cracking good narrative history. "Time" a [A] fascinating story, insightfully told and consistently engaging . . . SegrA] speaks to the reader with enthusiasm, at times unable to conceal his excitement about the fascinating story heas sharing, yet his telling is deftly and dramatically structured, providing necessary historical and scientific context, clearly and concisely.a a"San Francisco Chronicle" a Cracking good narrative history.a a"Time"

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