Isbn: 9780309095112 - true genius: the life and science of john bardeen: the only winner of two nobel prizes in physics (2 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 488 pages. Cover worn What is genius? Define it. Now think of scientists who embody the concept of genius. Does the name John Bardeen spring to mind? Indeed, have you ever heard o f him?Like so much in modern life, immediate name recognition often rests on a cult of personality. We know Einstein, for example, not just for his treme ndous contributions to science, but also because he was a character, who loved t o mug for the camera. And our continuing fascination with Richard Feynman is not exclusively based on his body of work; it is in large measure tied to his flamb oyant nature and offbeat sense of humor.These men, and their outsize pers onalities, have come to erroneously symbolize the true nature of genius and crea tivity. We picture them born brilliant, instantly larger than life. But is that an accurate picture of genius? What of others who are equal in stature to these icons of science, but whom history has awarded only a nod because they did not r eadily engage the public? Could a person qualify as a bona fide genius if he was a regular Joe?The answer may rest in the story of John Bardeen.Jo hn Bardeen was the first person to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes in the sam e field. He shared one with William Shockley and Walter Brattain for the inventi on of the transistor. But it was the charismatic Shockley who garnered all the a ttention, primarily for his Hollywood ways and notorious views on race and intel ligence.Bardeen's second Nobel Prize was awarded for the development of a theory of superconductivity, a feat that had eluded the best efforts of leading theorists?including Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Richa rd Feynman. Arguably, Bardeen's work changed the world in more ways than that of.…

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