Skip to content

The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics Paperback - 1996

by Robert P. Crease; Charles C. Mann


From the rear cover

Now back in print, The Second Creation is the intimate story of the decades-long scientific quest for "unification", a theory that draws together all matter and energy, from the hottest supernovas to the whirring fragments of the atom. Based on scores of in-depth interviews with such brilliant scientists as Max Planck, Erwin Schrodinger, Richard Feynman, Murray Gell-Mann, Sheldon Glashow, and Steven Weinberg, Robert Crease and Charles Mann vividly portray the tense, exciting world of investigators at the last frontier of knowledge. In telling the richly human story of the two generations of scientists who set out to find the "theory of everything", the authors recount a sweeping saga that moves from the early days of Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr arguing in a Copenhagen park to the vast, mile-long atom smashers of today. The Second Creation is a definitive group portrait of twentieth-century physics.

Details

  • Title The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics
  • Author Robert P. Crease; Charles C. Mann
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick
  • Date 1996-02-01
  • ISBN 9780813521770 / 0813521777
  • Weight 1.61 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.16 x 6.24 x 1.21 in (23.27 x 15.85 x 3.07 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Physics - History, Grand unified theories (Nuclear physics) -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95047448
  • Dewey Decimal Code 539.09

About the author

ROBERT P. CREASE is an associate professor of philosophy at SUNY--Stony Brook. He is writing a history of Brookhaven National Laboratory.

CHARLES C. MANN is an Award-winning science writer and contributing editor of Atlantic Monthly and Science magazine. His most recent book is Noah's Choice.

Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics

by Crease, Robert P

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used: Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780813521770 / 0813521777
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$30.31
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Rutgers University Press, 1996-02-01. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.
Item Price
A$30.31
FREE shipping to USA
The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics

by Crease, Robert P

  • Used
  • Good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780813521770 / 0813521777
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Newport Coast, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$74.27
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
Item Price
A$74.27
FREE shipping to USA
The Second Creation – Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth–Century Physics

The Second Creation – Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth–Century Physics

by Robert P. Crease/ Charles C. Mann

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780813521770 / 0813521777
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$103.94
A$19.33 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Rutgers Univ Pr, 1996. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 484 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.
Item Price
A$103.94
A$19.33 shipping to USA
The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics

by Crease, Robert P

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used:Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780813521770 / 0813521777
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 3 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$92.24
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Rutgers University Press, 1996-02-01. First Edition. paperback. Used:Good.
Item Price
A$92.24
FREE shipping to USA
The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics

by Crease, Robert P

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780813521770 / 0813521777
Quantity Available
44
Seller
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$97.30
A$22.77 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
RUTGERS UNIV PR. New. Special order direct from the distributor
Item Price
A$97.30
A$22.77 shipping to USA
The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Twentieth-Century Physics

by Crease, Robert P; Mann, Charles C

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780813521770 / 0813521777
Quantity Available
1
Seller
San Diego, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$134.67
A$8.28 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Rutgers University Press, 1996-02-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Item Price
A$134.67
A$8.28 shipping to USA