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Joseph Rotblat
Martin Underwood
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Description for Joseph Rotblat
Paperback. Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat was a distinguished scientist who made a significant contribution to nuclear physics, worked on the development of the atomic bomb, and was suspected of being a Soviet spy. This book describes his personal background and circumstances,and summarises his life, achievements and contribution to mankind. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat was a distinguished scientist who made a significant contribution to nuclear physics, worked on the development of the atomic bomb (he was the only person to leave the Manhattan Project), and was suspected of being a Soviet spy. After Hiroshima and Nagasaki he became a peace campaigner and dedicated himself to the medical uses of nuclear physics and radiation. He took up the post of Professor of Physics (as applied to medicine) at St. Bartholomew's Medical College and made major contributions to this field, becoming one of the world's leading researchers into the biological effects of ... Read more
Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat was a distinguished scientist who made a significant contribution to nuclear physics, worked on the development of the atomic bomb (he was the only person to leave the Manhattan Project), and was suspected of being a Soviet spy. After Hiroshima and Nagasaki he became a peace campaigner and dedicated himself to the medical uses of nuclear physics and radiation. He took up the post of Professor of Physics (as applied to medicine) at St. Bartholomew's Medical College and made major contributions to this field, becoming one of the world's leading researchers into the biological effects of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
Number of Pages
161
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845193232
SKU
V9781845193232
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Ref
99-1
About Martin Underwood
Martin Underwood read physics and philosophy and gained a D.Phil. from Oxford University in nuclear physics. He worked on the linear accelerator at St. Bartholomew's Medical College in 1976/77, under Joseph Rotblat. He joined BP Research, becoming Leader of both Nuclear Geophysics and Operational Physics Research Projects before following a commercial career in BP Exploration. He then became the MD ... Read more
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