The first full-length biography of a brilliant, self-taught inventor whose innovations in informa...

This landmark work chronicles the origin and evolution of solid state physics, which grew to matu...

On December 16, 1947, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain, physicists at Bell Laboratories, jabbed t...

Unlike earlier histories of Los Alamos, this book treats in detail the research and development t...

A distinctive collection of essays, discussions, and personal descriptions of the evolution of pa...

The historical studies and analyses provided in the volume are unique in their scope and level of...

An exploration of how the 'critical assembly' of scientists at Los Alamos created the first atomi...

On December 16, 1947, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain, physicists at Bell Laboratories, jabbed t...

Like any great university, the University of Illinois owes its prominence to the excellence of it...

The first full-length biography of a brilliant, self-taught inventor whose innovations in informa...

John Bardeen fits a new profile of genius. Through an exploration of his science as well as his l...