Hoddeson, Lillian.

True genius the life and science of John Bardeen : the only winner of two Nobel Prizes in physics / [electronic resource] : Lillian Hoddeson, Vicki Daitch. - Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2002. - xi, 467 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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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Bardeen, John.


Physicists--United States--Biography.
Superconductivity.


Electronic books.

QC16.B27 / H63 2002eb

530/.092 B