Collisions
a physicist's journey from hiroshima to the death of the dinosaurs
$73.23
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
25 July 2025
Summary
Collisions: The Tumultuous Genius of Luis Alvarez
Nobel Prize-winning experimental physicist Luis W. Alvarez (1911–1988) had a remarkable career, from developing the atomic bomb to groundbreaking investigations into the Egyptian pyramids, the JFK assassination, and the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Alvarez, one of the twentieth century’s preeminent scientists, was known for both his brilliance and his stubbornness. He testified against J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1954, contribut…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324075103 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324075104 |
| Author: | Alec Nevala-Lee |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 25 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 609g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 157mm x 30mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Collisions is a penetrating examination of how scientific discoveries derive not simply from complex theories but from hard work, ambition, narcissism, and luck. Anyone intrigued by the history of science and the atomic age will love this book.” – Caroline Fraser, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
About The Author
Alec Nevala-Lee
Alec Nevala-Lee is the author of Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller and the Hugo Award finalist Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction. His nonfiction has appeared in print and online in such publications as the New York Times, the Atlantic, Slate, Salon, and the Daily Beast. He lives with his wife, the NPR host Wailin Wong, and their daughter in Oak Park, Illinois.
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