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True genius [electronic resource] : the life and science of John Bardeen : the only winner of two Nobel Prizes in physics / Lillian Hoddeson, Vicki Daitch.

By: Hoddeson, Lillian.
Contributor(s): Daitch, Vicki | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2002Description: xi, 467 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Bardeen, John | Physicists -- United States -- Biography | SuperconductivityGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 530/.092 | B Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The question of genius -- Roots -- To be an engineer -- A graduate student's paradise -- Many-body beginnings -- Academic life -- Engineering for national defense -- The transistor -- The break from Bell -- Homecoming -- Cracking the riddle of superconductivity -- Two Nobels are better than one hole in one -- A hand in industry -- Citizen of science -- Pins and needles and waves -- Last journey -- True genius and how to cultivate it.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-358) and index.

The question of genius -- Roots -- To be an engineer -- A graduate student's paradise -- Many-body beginnings -- Academic life -- Engineering for national defense -- The transistor -- The break from Bell -- Homecoming -- Cracking the riddle of superconductivity -- Two Nobels are better than one hole in one -- A hand in industry -- Citizen of science -- Pins and needles and waves -- Last journey -- True genius and how to cultivate it.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.