Robert f bacher (19 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Copyright Date: 1950 Sm Quarto, Text Figures, Extract PP.11-15 Of 64, Does The Weapon Enhance Our Military Security. Text Figures (ilustrador).

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Presumed first edition. Stapled softcover. 16 pages. Illustrated. Spotting to front cover. Soiling and small stains back cover. Interior very good. (M2).

hardcover. Condición: New. New. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover.

Softcover. First Edition, First Printing. Book condition is Very Good, bound in wraps. Some rubbing and edgewear to exterior. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 4to. 11"h x 8 1/2"w. Contents: Special Section on Presidential Science Advice : "President's Science Advisory Committee Revisited" by William T. Golden, Robert F. Bacher, Andrew Goodpaster, Emanuel R. Piore, I. I. Rabi, James R. Killian, Ir., Hans A. Bethe, Jerome B. Wiesner, Nathan Reingold, Gerald Holton, William O. Baker Articles : "Pricing Human Life" by Barbara MacKinnon "Assessing Environmental Risk" by Frances M. Lynn "NOAA's Role and the National Interest" by Robert Fleagle "Conference Report: 4th Biennial Student Pugwash International" by David Hart "The Academic as Expert Witness" by Michael Ruse "Commentary on "The Academic as Expert Witness" by Harold Green. …

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Facsimile Reprints of the original articles that constituted 'The Bethe Bible.' xi, 476 pp. Original cloth, large 8vo. Near Fine, without dust jacket (as issued). The History of Modern Physics, 1800-1950, Vol. 6. Reprints: 'Nuclear Physics. A. Stationary States of Nuclei.' Pp. 82-229; figs. 1-8; tables 1-19 in: Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol. 8, April 1936, No. 2. BETHE: 'Nuclear Physics. B. Nuclear Dynamics, Theoretical.' Pp. 69-244; figs. 9-27; tables 20-46 in: Vol. 9, April 1937, No. 2; LIVINGSTON & BETHE: 'Nuclear Physics. C. Nuclear Dynamics, Experimental.' Pp. 245-390; figs. 28-48; tables 47-76 in: Vol. 9, July 1937, No. 3. Bethe wrote 'three monumental review articles--one on atomic physics, one on solid-state physics, and one on nuclear physics. The article on nuclear physics, which appeared in three installments in Reviews of Modern Physics in 1936 and 1937 and became informally known as Bethe's Bible, was the first comprehensive treatment of the subject ever to appear in print. A routine review article is just that--a review, or summary, of published work. But Bethe's review articles went well beyond that. Wherever he found gaps in the literature, he filled them in. When he felt that the work of other physicists was incomplete or unclear, he redid it. He simply recreated the subject' (Bernstein, Hans Bethe, p. 5; see also pp. 44-5). Hans Albrecht Bethe: Nobel Prize, Physics, 1967, 'for his contributions to the theory of nuclear reactions, especially his discoveries concerning the energy production in stars.'. …

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condición: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condición: very_good. Some light shelf, storage or usage wear present. The interior appears unmarked and the binding is tight. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 1st Edition. Xi, 562. Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated On Title Page. Near Fine, Slight Rubbing At Corners, Gilt Brilliant. No Marks. Scarce. The Rare But Only Fair Condition Dust Jacket Is Priced $6.00 On The Front Cover, Worn, Small Chips At Edges With 2" Square Chip At Lower Left Corner Of Rear Panel Removing A Few Words In The Publisher's Catalog Of Books; Dj Split Entirely Along Front Spine Edge Without Loss Of Lettering. Bacher's Copy- From His Library But Not Marked As Such. Per Wikipedia, Robert Fox Bacher (1905 - 2004) Was An American Nuclear Physicist And One Of The Leaders Of The Manhattan Project. Bacher Obtained His Undergraduate Degree And Doctorate From The University Of Michigan, Writing His 1930 Doctoral Thesis Under The Supervision Of Samuel Goudsmit On The Zeeman Effect Of The Hyperfine Structure Of Atomic Levels. After Graduate Work At The California Institute Of Technology (Caltech) And The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (Mit), He Accepted A Job At Columbia University. In 1935 He Accepted An Offer From Hans Bethe To Work With Him At Cornell University In Ithaca, New York. It Was There That Bacher Collaborated With Bethe On His Book Nuclear Physics. A: Stationary States Of Nuclei (1936), The First Of Three Books That Would Become Known As The "Bethe Bible". In December 1940, Bacher Joined The Radiation Laboratory At Mit, Although He Did Not Immediately Cease His Research At Cornell Into The Neutron Cross Section Of Cadmium. The Radiation Laboratory Was Organized Into Two Sections, One For Incoming Radar Signals, And One For Outgoing Radar Signals. Bacher Was Appointed To Handle The Incoming Signals Section. Here He Gained Valuable Experience In Administration, Coordinating Not Just The Efforts Of His Scientists, But Also Those Of General Electric And Rca. In 1942, Bacher Was Approached By Robert Oppenheimer To Join The Manhattan Project At Its New Laboratory In Los Alamos, New Mexico. It Was At Bacher's Insistence That Los Alamos Became A Civilian Rather Than A Military Laboratory. At Los Alamos, Bacher Headed The Project's P (Physics) Division, And Later Its G (Gadget) Division. Bacher Worked Closely With Oppenheimer, And The Two Men Discussed The Project's Progress On A Daily Basis. After The War, Bacher Became Director Of The Laboratory Of Nuclear Studies At Cornell. He Also Served On The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, The Civilian Agency That Replaced The Wartime Manhattan Project, And In 1947 He Became One Of Its Inaugural Commissioners. He Left In 1949 To Become Head Division Of Physics, Mathematics, And Astronomy At Caltech. He Brought Richard Feynman From Cornell To Caltech, But Was Unable To Convince Feynman To Work For The Government Also. He Was Appointed A Member Of The President's Science Advisory Committee (Psac) In 1958. In 1962, He Became Caltech's Vice President And Provost. He Stepped Down From The Post Of Provost In 1970, And Became A Professor Emeritus In 1976. Tables (ilustrador). …

Blue Cloth. Condición: Very Good. First American Edition. 314 Pp. First Printing. This Is Andrade's First Book, Originally Published In England In 1923, Intended As An Introduction To Atomic Structure For The "Serious Student". Andrade Was Quain Professor Of Physics At The University Of London 1928-1950, And A Highly Honored Historian Of The Physical Sciences. This Copy Signed By Robert F. Bacher And Dated In April 1925, While Bacher Was A Student. Bacher Later Followed Hans Bethe To Cornell In 1935, Where He Started Doing Experimental Work In Nuclear Physics With Bethe And Left Theoretical Work Behind. He Was Quickly Promoted To Full Professor And Director Of The Laboratory Of Nuclear Studies. Early On, He Had Felt That The United States Needed To Start Doing War Work, And When Lee Dubridge, Head Of The Radiation Lab Working On Radar At Mit, Summoned Him There In 1941, He Went. Then, Late In 1942, Oppenheimer, Who Had Been One Of Bacher's Instructors Earlier At Caltech, Approached Bacher About A New Lab For Nuclear Weapons Work That Was Just Starting Up And The Following Spring Asked Him To Join The Manhattan Project. Bacher Declined Initially, Telling Oppenheimer That What He Needed Was Engineers. Ultimately, When Oppenheimer Made A Commitment To Hiring More Engineers And Made Him Head Of The Experimental Physics Division, Bacher Signed On. From The Beginning, Bacher Was Firmly Opposed To Making Los Alamos A Military Lab And Persuaded Oppenheimer, Who Had Agreed To Take A Commission As Lieutenant Colonel And Had Already Ordered His Uniforms, To Keep It Under Civilian Control, At Least Until They Had Enough Fissionable Material For A Bomb. When The Project Was Reorganized In July 1944 To Speed Work On Implosion, Bacher'S Experimental Physics Division Was Split, And He Was Put In Charge Of The G (For "Gadget," The Code Name For The Bomb) Division. Bacher Personally Escorted The First Bomb To The Test Site In July Of 1945. In 1946 He Was Awarded The President'S Medal For Merit For His Work On The Manhattan Project. Bacher Returned To Cornell, Hoping To Get Back To High-Energy Physics, But The Bomb'S Aftermath Continued To Involve Him. He Felt Strongly That There Should Be Some Sort Of International Control Of Atomic Weapons And Worked Hard On Negotiations With The Soviet Union. He Admitted In His Oral History That This Was Perhaps Idealistic, But Thought That Getting This Technology Out In The Open Might Have Avoided The Subsequent Cold War. When The Atomic Energy Commission Was Established, Bacher Served As The Only Scientist Among Its Members; He Had Tried To Decline The Post But Took It On When He Learned That There Would Be No Scientist At All If He Didn'T Accept. While A Member Of The Aec, He Pushed For The Development Of Nuclear Submarines And Breeder Reactors For Commercial Power. In The Meantime, Lee Dubridge, Now President Of Caltech, Offered Him A Position As Chairman Of The Division Of Physics, Mathematics And Astronomy Or As Just A Professor, Whichever He Preferred. "The Decision I Came To Was A Fateful One And Probably Illustrates A Major Failing In My Makeup," Bacher Said In The Oral History. What He Saw As A Major Failing In His Makeup Was, In Fact, A Superb Talent For Envisioning The Future And Leading The Institute Into It. After Getting A Commitment That The Institute Would Support A Program In High-Energy Physics, Both Theoretical And Experimental, Bacher Arrived In 1949. One Of His First Hires In High-Energy Physics Was Robert Walker, Whom He Had Known At Los Alamos And Cornell. Another Of Bacher'S Early Recruits Was Richard Feynman, Who Was Reportedly Feeling "Unsettled" At Cornell; Bacher Persuaded Him To Sign On At Caltech With A Sabbatical Year In Brazil In Between. Feynman Then Settled In Pasadena In 1951 For The Rest Of His Career. Now, With Feynman And Robert Christy, Who Had Come In 1946, Bacher Felt He Had The Two Most Outstanding Theorists From Los Alamos. Then In 1955 He Also Hired Murray Gell-Mann.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Brown cloth titled in gilt. Stated first edition (thus. ) Cloth edges faintly rubbed. Slight separation of boards from text block at heel else clean and tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback book in very good condition,name on first blank page,first edition stated.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 14 volume set. From the library of noted scholar Richard A. Macksey. Softcover. Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. Interesting essays in this collection include: On a Scientific Approach to Prediction by Simon Ramo; Los Tapiales: A Paleo-Indian Campside in the Guatemalan Highlands by Ruth Gruhn and Alan L. Bryan; On Promoting Useful Knowledge by Gerard Piel; Indian Astronomy by David Pingree; Variations in the Sun and Their Effects on Weather and Climate by Walter Orr Roberts; Ascorbate and Caner by Linus Pauling and Ewan Cameron; Radium, Radioactivity, and the Popularity of Scientific Discovery by Lawrence Badash; and Mendeleev and the Scientific Claims of Spiritualism by Don C. Rawson. "Richard A. Macksey was a celebrated Johns Hopkins University professor whose affiliation with the university spanned six and a half decades. A legendary figure not only in his own fields of critical theory, comparative literature, and film studies but across all the humanities, Macksey possessed enormous intellectual capacity and a deeply insightful human nature. He was a man who read and wrote in six languages, was instrumental in launching a new era in structuralist thought in America, maintained a personal library containing a staggering collection of books and manuscripts, inspired generations of students to follow him to the thorniest heights of the human intellect, and penned or edited dozens of volumes of scholarly works, fiction, poetry, and translation." - Johns Hopkins University Contents: Vol. 121, No. 3, 1977; Vol. 121, No. 4, 1977; Vol. 121, No. 5, 1977; Vol. 122, No. 1, 1978; Vol. 122, No. 2, 1978; Vol. 122, No. 3 1978; Vol. 122, No. 4, 1978; Vol. 122, No. 5, 1978; Vol. 122, No. 6, 1978; Vol. 123, No. 1, 1979; Vol. 123, No. 2, 1979; Vol. 123, No. 3, 1979; Vol. 123, No. 4, 1979; Vol. 123, No. 6, 1979. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.…

Unknown Binding. Condición: Very Good. very good hardcover, no dust jacket. 1968, first edition. minor wear on bottom edge, else like new.

LeatherBound. Condición: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 590. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1932 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 590.…

Leatherbound. Condición: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 588. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1932 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 588.…

Rare original vintage Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory photograph of the first mushroom cloud from the Trinity nuclear test, the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Semi-glossy, black and white photographic print of the first mushroom cloud taken at 100 meters and 4.0 seconds after detonation as the mushroom cloud began to form. Boldly signed by nuclear physicist Robert Bacher in the lower margin at the bottom right corner in blue felt tip, "R. F. Bacher." The photograph was taken by Berlyn Brixner. Brixner (1911-2009) was the head photographer for the 'Trinity' test, the first-ever detonation of a nuclear weapon, on July 16, 1945. Positioned 10,000 yards away from the explosion, he utilized fifty 16mm high-speed cameras at varying film speeds and locations to capture the blast in full motion. His efforts produced over 100,000 images, documenting in detail the raw power of nuclear weaponry and visually marking the dawn of the Atomic Age. In fine condition. Stamped on the verso is, "Photographed by Berlyn Brixner, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory" and "Los Alamos Photographic Laboratory." The piece measures 11 inches by 8.5 inches. Robert Fox Bacher (1905â"2004) was an American nuclear physicist and a key figure in the Manhattan Project, particularly in relation to the Trinity nuclear testâ"the first detonation of a nuclear deviceâ"conducted on July 16, 1945. As head of the experimental physics division at Los Alamos, Bacher played a critical role in resolving technical challenges related to the plutonium implosion bomb, which was ultimately tested at Trinity. Notably, Bacher was one of the few senior scientists who advocated for greater civilian control over atomic energy in the postwar period, distinguishing himself as both a scientific leader and a thoughtful voice in the ethical discussions surrounding nuclear weapons.…

Leather Bound. Condición: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1932. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 588, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 588 588.…