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A Radiant Life : The Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk / Scientist, Sports Icon, and Stateswoman

• Authors : Merle Massie

Subjects: Physicists--Biography; Lieutenant governors--Saskatchewan--BiographyBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political; HISTORY / Women

• Abstract: Award-winning author Merl Massie brings to the page the life and career of Sylvia Fedoruk (1927-2012), which encompassed some of the most ground-breaking scientific, athletic ...

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THE BIOGRAPHIES OF J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER: DESERT SAINT OR DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

• Authors : BANCO, LINDSEY MICHAEL

Subjects: Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967; Physicists -- Biography; Deserts in literature

• Source: Biography: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly. Summer2012, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p492-515. 24p. 1 Color Photograph.

• Abstract: An essay is presented that discusses the trope of deserts in biographies of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, known for his role in the Manhattan Project, ...

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The LIFE of the Honourable ROBERT BOYLE, Esq.

• Source: New Universal Magazine, or Gentleman's & Lady's Polite Instructor. Dec1753, Vol. 4 Issue 29, p223-229. 7p.

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The Los Alamos Primer : The First Lectures on How to Build an Atomic Bomb, Updated with a New Introduction by Richard Rhodes

• Authors : Robert Serber

Subjects: Physicists--Biography; Atomic bomb--United States--HistoryHISTORY / United States / 20th Century; HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare; HISTORY / United States / General

• Abstract: More than seventy years ago, American forces exploded the first atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing great physical and human ...

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Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity.

• Authors : Christensen, Bryce

Subjects: Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity (Book); Seife, Charles; Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018

• Source: Booklist. 3/1/2021, Vol. 117 Issue 13, p6-6. 1/6p. 1 Color Photograph.

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Einstein's Pacifism and World War I

• Authors : Virginia Iris Holmes

Subjects: Physicists--Biography; Physics--History--20th centuryHISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General; HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General

• Abstract: To understand how Albert Einstein's pacifist and internationalist thought matured from a youthful inclination to pragmatic initiatives and savvy insights, Holmes gives readers access to ...

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Alan H. Guth.

• Authors : Witherbee, Amy

Subjects: GUTH, Alan, 1947-; PHYSICISTS -- Biography; COLLEGE teachersUNITED StatesUNITED StatesUNITED StatesReport Available

• Source: Alan H. Guth. 3/1/2023, p1-N.PAG. 2p.

• Abstract: This article provides biographical information on Alan H. Guth, the Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 1992. Guth ...

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