Achieving the rare
Subtitle: Robert F. Christy's journey in physics and beyond
By: I.-Juliana Christy, California Institute of Technology, USA
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9789814460248
Subjects: Physicists; Biography; Nuclear physics; History; Astrophysics; California Institute of Technology
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: His Childhood; title: The Formative UBC Years; title: Exciting Graduate Years With Oppenheimer; title: The First Marriage, to Dagmar von Lieven; title: The Very First Nuclear Reactor; title: Designing the First Atomic Bomb; title: Opposing Nuclear Weapons Proliferation; title: Becoming Oppenheimer's Successor at Caltech; title: Contributions to Physics at Caltech; title: Pioneering Work in Astrophysics : Variable Stars; title: As Provost : Achieving His Dreams for Caltech; title: The Second Marriage, to I.-Juliana Sackmann; title: Daughters Late in Life; title: Interim President of Caltech; title: Later Years : Teaching and Research; title: Radiation Dosimetry in Hiroshima and Nagasaki; title: The Spring Valley Ranch : Fulfilling a Dream; title: Robert's Health : Struggles and Successes; title: An Innate Grace.