A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford - Paperback

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
• | Publication Date: Dec 01, 2008
• | Number of Pages: 226 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0393333698
• | ISBN-13: 9780393333695