Publication

1999 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

108,500 words, Guess

Page Count

434 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL369653M
  • ISBN-100226120171
  • OCLC Control Number39556440
  • Library of Congress Control Number98030327
  • Goodreads218344

Classifications

  • DDC539.7/0720747/25
  • LCCQC789.2.U62 B763 1999
  • LCCQC789.2.U62B763 1999

Description

"From Nobel Prize-winning work in atomic physics to community concerns over radiation leaks, Brookhaven National Laboratory's ups and downs track the changing fortunes of "big science" in the United States since World War II. But Brookhaven is also unique; it was the first major national laboratory built specifically for basic civilian research. In Making Physics, Robert P. Crease brings to life the people, the instruments, the science, and the politics of Brookhaven's first quarter-century."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryResearchNuclear physicsNuclear physics, researchBrookhaven National LaboratoryBrookhaven National Laboratory -- HistoryNuclear physics -- Research -- New York (State) -- Upton -- History

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  • Making physicsUniversity of Chicago Press1999

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