A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford

Born in colonial New Zealand, Ernest Rutherford grew up on the frontier--a different world from Cambridge, to which he won a scholarship at the age of twenty-four. His work revolutionized modern physics. Among his discoveries were the orbital structure of the atom and the concept of the "half-life" of radioactive materials. Rutherford and the young men working under him were the first to split the atom, unlocking tremendous forces--forces, as Rutherford himself predicted, that would bring us the atomic bomb. In Richard Reeves's hands, Rutherford comes alive, a ruddy, genial man and a pivotal figure in scientific history.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 12/01/2008
ISBN: 9780393333695
Pages: 207
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.70d