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Two Nobel laureates, cosmic rays, and a universe-altering scientific feud.
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Splinters of Infinity
Cosmic Rays and the Clash of Two Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists over the Secrets of Creation
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- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
9 April 2024
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Summary
The riveting story of a modern age scientific feud between two Nobel Prize-winning scientists over the nature of cosmic rays and the universe.
Set in a revolutionary era of physics and science when a series of rapid-fire discoveries was upending our understanding of the universe, Splinters of Infinity by Mark Wolverton tells a little-known story: the tale of two of America’s foremost physicists, Robert Millikan (1868-1953) and Arthur Compton (1892-1962), who found themselves locked in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262048828 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262048825 |
| Author: | Mark Wolverton |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
152 × 229 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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Critics Review
“An interesting reflection of the human nature of science.”
—Popular Science
About The Author
Mark Wolverton
Mark Wolverton is the author of:
- Nuclear Weapons (MIT Press)
- Burning the Sky: Operation Argus and the Untold Story of the Cold War Nuclear Tests in Outer Space
- A Life in Twilight: The Final Years of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- The Depths of Space: The Story of the Pioneer Planetary Probes
- The Science of Superman
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