Edward Condon's cooperative vision : science, industry, and innovation in modern America /
As a professor of physics at Princeton University for nearly ten years, Edward Condon sealed his reputation as one of the sharpest minds in the field and a pioneer in quantum theoretical physics. Then, in 1937, he left it all behind to pursue an industrial career--first at the Westinghouse Electric...
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Pittsburgh, PA. :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
2018
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Rise of a Theoretical Physicist; Chapter 2. Science in the Steel City; Chapter 3. Atom Smashing at East Pittsburgh; Chapter 4. New Products for New Markets; Chapter 5. Westinghouse at War; Chapter 6. Cold War in Washington; Chapter 7. Recessional; Notes; Bibliography; Index
