A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford

A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest RutherfordBorn in colonial New Zealand, Ernest Rutherford grew up on the frontier a different world from Cambridge, to which he won a scholarship at the age of twenty four. His work revolutionized modern physics. Among his discoveries were the orbital structure of the atom and the concept of the "half life" of radioactive materials. Rutherford and the young men working under him were the first to split the atom, unlocking tremendous forces forces, as Rutherford

Born in colonial New Zealand, Ernest Rutherford grew up on the frontier--a different world from Cambridge, to which he won a scholarship at the age of twenty-four. His work revolutionized modern physics. Among his discoveries were the orbital structure of the atom and the concept of the "half-life" of radioactive materials. Rutherford and the young men working under him were the first to split the atom, unlocking tremendous forces--forces, as Rutherford himself predicted, that would bring us the atomic bomb. In Richard Reeves's hands, Rutherford comes alive, a ruddy, genial man and a pivotal figure in scientific history.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 12/01/2008
ISBN: 9780393333695
Pages: 207
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.70d