A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford (Great Discoveries)
New Zealandborn Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) was a small-town boy who became a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry and "the father of modern physics." Richard Reeves's intellectual biography describes the essence of Rutherford's scientific breakthroughs, but this award-winning chronicler of...
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New Zealandborn Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) was a small-town boy who became a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry and "the father of modern physics." Richard Reeves's intellectual biography describes the essence of Rutherford's scientific breakthroughs, but this award-winning chronicler of Kennedy, Nixon, and Reagan places these achievements within their human and political context. A fascinating addition to the Great Discoveries series.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780393057508 (039305750X)
Publish date: December 17th 2007
Publisher: Atlas
Edition language: English