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Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention that Launched the Military-Industrial Complex

byMichael Hiltzik

Focused on ernest Lawrence and the Invention that Launched the Military-Industrial Complex, Big Science brings Michael Hiltzik's biographical portrait to a complex and consequential subject. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the wider field of biography & autobiography. Specific examples keep the larger argument tangible and reveal why familiar explanations do not always account for the full story. Big Science leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved.

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Publication date

2015

Format

Print edition

Pages

512

ISBN

9781451675764