Solid State Insurrection (eBook)

How the Science of Substance Made American Physics Matter

Joseph D. Martin (Autor)

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2018
402 Seiten
University of Pittsburgh Press (Verlag)
978-0-8229-8629-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Solid state physics, the study of the physical properties of solid matter, was the most populous subfield of Cold War American physics. Despite prolific contributions to consumer and medical technology, such as the transistor and magnetic resonance imaging, it garnered less professional prestige and public attention than nuclear and particle physics.<br><i>Solid State Insurrection</i> argues that solid state physics was essential to securing the vast social, political, and financial capital Cold War physics enjoyed in the twentieth century. Solid states technological bent, and its challenge to the "e;pure science"e; ideal many physicists cherished, helped physics as a whole respond more readily to Cold War social, political, and economic pressures. Its research kept physics economically and technologically relevant, sustaining its cultural standing and policy influence long after the sheen of the Manhattan Project had faded. With this book, Joseph D. Martin brings a new perspective to some of the most enduring questions about the role of physics in American history.

Autor

Joseph D. Martin is associate professor of history of science and technology at the Durham University Department of History.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.9.2018
• Verlagsort: PIttsburgh
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• Schlagworte: American physics • Cold War physics • Cold War science • Physics • Solid state physics • University of Cambridge faculty • University of Pittsburgh Press
• ISBN-10: 0-8229-8629-9 / 0822986299
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8229-8629-4 / 9780822986294