Form the Contents: Part 1: An Historical Overview, 1900-1949: What is Physics?- The Early 20th Century.- Activities in the Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory.- The Development of Quantum Mechanics.- 1932-Annus Mirabilis.- The Discovery of Nuclear Fission.- The Manhattan Project.- The MIT Radiation Laboratory.- The Merger of Natural Philosophy and Invention.- Physics in the 1930's.- The Immediate Post-War Period; Part 2: The Explosive Growth of Post-War Physics, 1950-1999.- Materials Science.- Superconductivity.- Bukckyballs and Nanotubes.- Surface Science.- Fluid Physics.- Self-Similarity.- Development of the Transistor.
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century, in which are embedded an impressive number of major
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Bromley is about as complete as can be imagined...An immensely
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"The accomplishments of physics in the 20th century are among the
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