![]() | Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius Subjects: Einstein Albert 1879–1955; Oppenheimer J. Robert 1904–1967; Physicists -- Intellectual life -- 20th century; Physicists -- Psychology; Science -- History -- 20th century; Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed--in their worldview, in their work, and in their day--this book provides powerful insights into the lives of two critical figures and into the scientific culture of their times. In Einstein's and Oppenheimer's philosophical and ethical positions, their views of nuclear weapons, their ethnic and cultural commitments, their opinions on the unification of physics, even the role of Buddhist detachment in their thinking, the book traces the broader issues that have shaped science and the world. |
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