This magnificent account of the coming of age of physics in America
has been heralded as the best introduction to the history of
science in the United States. Unsurpassed in its breadth and
literary style, Kevles's account portrays the brilliant scientists
who became a powerful force in bringing the world into a
revolutionary new era.
The book ranges widely as it links these exciting developments
to the social, cultural, and political changes that occurred from
the post-Civil War years to the present. Throughout, Kevles keeps
his eye on the central question of how an avowedly elitist
enterprise grew and prospered in a democratic culture.
In this new edition, the author has brought the story up to
date by providing an extensive, authoritative, and colorful account
of the Superconducting Super Collider, from its origins in the
international competition and intellectual needs of high-energy
particle physics, through its establishment as a
multibillion-dollar project, to its termination, in 1993, as a
result of angry opposition within the American physics community
and the Congress.
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