Uncertainty
Subtitle: the life and science of Werner Heisenberg
By: David C. Cassidy.
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 669
Subjects: Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976.; Physics -- History.; Quantum theory -- History.; Physicists -- Germany -- Biography.
Description: Werner Heisenberg's genius and his place at the forefront of modern physics are unquestioned. His decision to remain in Germany throughout the Third Reich and his role in Hitler's atomic bomb project are still topics of heated debate. UNCERTAINTY is David Cassidy's compelling portrait of this brilliant, ambitious, and controversial scientist. It is the definitive Heisenberg biography, as well as a striking evocation of the development of quantum physics, the rise of Nazism, and the dawn of the atomic age.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [555]-642) and indexes.