A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford

Born in colonial New Zealand, Ernest Rutherford grew up on the frontier--a different world from Cambridge, to which he won a scholarship at the age of twenty-four. His work revolutionized modern physics. Among his discoveries were the orbital structure of the atom and the concept of the half-life of radioactive materials. Rutherford and the young men working under him were the first to split the atom, unlocking tremendous forces--forces, as Rutherford himself predicted, that would bring us the atomic bomb. In Richard Reeves's hands, Rutherford comes alive, a ruddy, genial man and a pivotal figure in scientific history.

Author: Richard Reeves
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 12/01/2008
Pages: 226
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780393333695

About the Author
Reeves, Richard: - Richard Reeves, an award-winning historian and columnist, is the author of many books, including President Reagan: The Triumph of Imagination. He is a senior lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. He splits his time between New York City and Santa Monica, California.