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Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics (Hardcover)

by John Archibald Wheeler (Author), Kenneth Ford (Author) "ON MONDAY, January 16, 1939, I taught my morning class at Princeton University, then took a train to New York and walked across town to..." (more)

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Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: WW Norton & Co; 1st edition (6 Jan 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0393046427
ISBN-13: 978-0393046427
Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.3 x 3.1 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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ON MONDAY, January 16, 1939, I taught my morning class at Princeton University, then took a train to New York and walked across town to the Hudson River dock where the Danish physicist Niels Bohr was scheduled to arrive on the MS Drottningholm. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding autobiography and popular science book, 11 May 1999

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J.A. Wheeler should be considered as a symbol of the really fantastic development of (primarily, theoretical) physics in this century. He was closely acquainted with practically all key figures, the founding fathers of quantum theory and the both relativities; moreover, he is the spiritual father of many other great physicists (R.P. Feynman to be named as the most outstanding of them). Wheeler's brilliant scientific achievements in quantum theory, nuclear physics and general relativity are widely known. Now we have his autobiography written in collaboration with his former student, K. Ford. This book in fact is a treatise on history of modern physics, many intimate details of the latter being outlined in it with captivating simplicity and - at the same time - full scientific rigour. This is a real treasure for every physicist, especially a lecturing one, as well as for students in physics and its history. Such an encounter with our contemporary colleague teaches and instructs us in our science, its laws of development, as well as it gives a new and profound aspiration to everybody to critically look into his/her proper behaviour in science and its vicinities. Let God and the Authors forgive me a bit of critics, but I have to mention an error in p. 143 in a caption under drawings by G. Gamow: the first of them is not of Niels Bohr, but of Paul Ehrenfest (acting as Faust), see G. Gamow, Thirty Years That Shook Physics, Dover, 1966, pp. 177-178. Some further nontrivial biographic information about J.A. Wheeler can be found in J. Bernstein, Quantum Profiles, Princeton Univ. Press, 1991.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun To Read, 18 Feb 1999

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Well, now that I have the book I can up it to 5 stars. I also found that my memory was a little faulty, but what can you expect after 45 years. The boat greeting still makes a fun story.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good biography intermingled with cursory physics., 15 Jan 1999

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As biographies go this is a good read. The physics, though superficial, is quite informative. I do wish Dr. Wheeler had delved deeper into the concept of quantum foam and quantum gravity. Wheeler's discourse on who, when, and "how" the 'super' was developed is very good. The fact that Ulam first came up with the radiation method of igniting the 'super' was news to me!! Good read. Well worth the price...

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4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful overview of physicist's life
I had the great fortune to meet Dr. Wheeler this year, and was thus inspired to read his autobiography. I'm very glad I did so. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable achievement by a remarkable scientist
I learned a lot from this important book, even though I am a chemical engineer. Especially insightful is the chapter "It from Bit", where the famous two-slit experiment... Read more

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This book is a real gem. J. A. Wheeler is truly one of the most innovative thinkers of this century. Read more

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