Uncertainty: The Life and Science of Werner Heisenberg
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (685 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0716722437 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 669 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Cassidy profiles the great 20th-century physicist, remembered for the Uncertainty Principle that he formulated--and for working on the Nazi effort to develop an atomic bomb. . Photos
"An absorbing new biography of Werner Heisenberg " The Sunday Telegraph "Uncertainty is an exquisite book." Nature "well balanced and exciting reading. David Cassidy's portrait of this brilliant, ambitious and controversial scientist is the definitive Heisenberg biography. Uncertainty is an excellent work which combines meticulous scholarship with a presentation freed of intellectual jargon and unnecessary scientific details. I see its merits first of all in its comprehensiveness and accuracy, and next in its success in recreating the personal drama of one of the greatest and most influential scientists of this century." Times HigherEducation Supplement
Great biography of Heisenberg: A founder of quantum mechanics and a physicist in Nazi Germany Daniel Putman This book is a masterpiece of biographical writing and one that will stay with you long after you read it. Its lasting impact is not just because of Heisenberg's ground-breaking contributions to physics but because Cassidy fully engages the reader in the personal and moral issues surrounding Heisenberg's decision to stay in Nazi Germany and his eventual work on nuclear fission for Hitler's regime. There were times when I was in awe of Heisenberg's genius and times when I wanted to slam my fist down in frustration because of Heisenberg's self-induced isolation from the horrors around him. Heisenbe. superbly written, subtle, yet utterly compelling Cassidy has performed a biographical tour de force. He beautifully explicates Heisenberg's physics and all its ramifications, provides insightful portraits of Heisenberg's contemporaries and their roles in his life and work and at the same time unsentimentally analyzes Heisenberg the man. Cassidy gives us Heisenberg the genius and Heisenberg the Nazi collaborator. Yet his understanding of German culture and history is such that one comes away feeling entirely reeducated with respect to these cataclysmic events. His writing is lucid and vivid. My only criticisms are the lack of mathematical formul. Complete biography As the reviews in at the backcover stated, the writer deals thoroughly and fairly with the controversies surrounding this great scientist. This book gives a good overview of the man himself, his science, and the times he lived through. It is one of those works of enormous scope, that will probably not be topped. Just like the Making of the Atomic bomb or other alike tour the force works, it makes me wonder how many letters, sources, and interviews must have been worked through to make the picture come alive.This is the definitive work on Heisenberg, and it gives also the best explanation of how t