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1. ""Social Control:"" the Rockefeller Foundation's Agenda in the Human Sciences, 1913-1933. 2. The Technological Frontier: Southern California and the Emergence of Life Science at Caltech. 3. Visions and Realities: The Biology Division in the Morgan Era. Interlude 1 -- The Protein Paradigm. 4. From Flies to Molecules: Physiological Genetics in the Morgan Era. 5. A Convergence of Goals: From Physical Chemistry to Bio-Organic Chemistry. 6. The Spoils of War: Immunochemistry and Serological Genetics, 1940-1945. 7. Microorganisms and Macromanagement: Beadle's Return to Caltech. 8. The Molecular E

Molecular biology --- Molecular biochemistry --- Molecular biophysics --- Biochemistry --- Biophysics --- Biomolecules --- Systems biology --- History. --- California Institute of Technology --- Rockefeller Foundation --- New York (N.Y.). --- Fundación Róckefeller --- Rokfelerovata fondat︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Fundaça̋o Rockefeller --- Luokefeile ji jin hui --- 洛克菲勒基金會 --- Throop College of Technology --- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena --- Caltech --- Cal Tech --- Research --- Rockefeller Stiftung --- RF

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Robert F Christy was a fascinating physicist who was one of the key players in some of the most dramatic events of the 20th century.He was one of Oppenheimer's students, whom Oppenheimer hailed as "one of the best in the world." He was a co-creator of the world's first nuclear reactor and the first atom bombs, of which the most practical design was called the "Christy Gadget." Later, he became a leader in the effort to contain nuclear proliferation, leading up to the SALT talks, and headed a study on long-term health effects of radiation crucial for medical safety standards. He also made pione

Astrophysics --- Nuclear physics --- Physicists --- Atomic nuclei --- Atoms, Nuclei of --- Nucleus of the atom --- Physics --- Astronomical physics --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics --- History --- Christy, Robert F. --- California Institute of Technology --- Throop College of Technology --- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena --- Caltech --- Cal Tech --- Christy, Robert F.,

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A compelling interdisciplinary account of the historic discovery of gravitational wavesIn 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of space-time caused by the movement of large masses—as part of the theory of general relativity. A century later, researchers with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) confirmed Einstein's prediction, detecting gravitational waves generated by the collision of two black holes. Shedding new light on the hundred-year history of this momentous achievement, Einstein Was Right brings together essays by two of the physicists who won the Nobel Prize for their instrumental roles in the discovery, along with contributions by leading scholars who offer unparalleled insights into one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of our time.This illuminating book features an introduction by Tilman Sauer and invaluable firsthand perspectives on the history and significance of the LIGO consortium by physicists Barry Barish and Kip Thorne. Theoretical physicist Alessandra Buonanno discusses the new possibilities opened by gravitational wave astronomy, and sociologist of science Harry Collins and historians of science Diana Kormos Buchwald, Daniel Kennefick, and Jürgen Renn provide further insights into the history of relativity and LIGO. The book closes with a contribution by philosopher Don Howard, who reflects on the significance of Einstein's theory for the philosophy of science.Edited by Jed Buchwald, Einstein Was Right is an authoritative and thought-provoking account of one of the most thrilling scientific discoveries of the modern age.

Gravitational waves. --- Einstein, Albert, --- Caltech. --- Einstein’s miracle year. --- Interstellar movie. --- Isaac Newton. --- Newton. --- Newton’s law. --- Rai Weiss. --- VIRGO observatory. --- Zeeman effect. --- annus mirabilis. --- big bang. --- binary merger. --- binary stars. --- compact binary merger. --- cosmic expansion. --- cosmic microwave background. --- cosmology. --- dark energy. --- dark matter. --- gravitational wave astronomy. --- inflation. --- interferometer. --- interferometric. --- magnetic field. --- neutron star merger. --- quantum mechanics. --- solar eclipse. --- special relativity. --- time travel. --- unified theory. --- universal law of gravitation. --- wormhole.

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It was a lucky twist of fate when in the early1980s David Levy, a writer and amateur astronomer, joined up with the famous scientist Eugene Shoemaker and his wife, Carolyn, to search for comets from an observation post on Palomar Mountain in Southern California. Their collaboration would lead to the 1993 discovery of the most remarkable comet ever recorded, Shoemaker-Levy 9, with its several nuclei, five tails, and two sheets of debris spread out in its orbit plane. A year later, Levy would be by the Shoemakers' side again when their comet ended its four-billion-year-long journey through the solar system and collided with Jupiter in the most stunning astronomical display of the century. Not only did this collision revolutionize our understanding of the history of the solar system, but it also offered a spectacular confirmation of one scientist's life work. As a close friend and colleague of Shoemaker (who died in 1997 at the age of 69), Levy offers a uniquely insightful account of his life and the way it has shaped our thinking about the universe. Early in his training as a geologist, Shoemaker suspected that it wasn't volcanic activity but rather collisions with comets and asteroids that created most of the craters on the moon and most other bodies in the solar system. Convincing the scientific community of the plausibility of "impact theory," and revealing its power for penetrating mysteries such as the extinction of the dinosaurs and the timing of the Earth's eventual demise, became Shoemaker's mission. Through conversations with Shoemaker and his family, Levy reconstructs the journey that began with a young geologist's serious desire to go to the moon in the late1940s. Sent by the government to find a way to harvest plutonium, Shoemaker instead found evidence in desert craters for what became his impact theory. While he never became an astronaut, he did become the first geologist hired by NASA and subsequently set the research agenda for the first manned lunar landing. After a series of victories and setbacks for Shoemaker, the collision of Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter provided the most convincing proof to date of the role of impacts in our solar system. Levy's explanation of the scientific reasoning that guided Shoemaker in his career up to this dramatic point--as well as his personal portrait of a man who found white-water rafting to be an easy way to relax--sets these fascinating events in a human scale. This biography shows what Shoemaker's legacy will be for our understanding of the story of the Earth well into the twenty-first century.

Astrogeologists --- Shoemaker, E. M. --- Acadia University. --- Alvarez, Walter. --- Arthropods. --- Belize. --- Bumper Rocket. --- Byers, Frank. --- Callisto. --- Caltech. --- Chapman, Lynda. --- Colorado Plateau. --- Cuban missiles. --- Davy Catena, on Moon. --- Devonian impact. --- Diatremes. --- Erasmus of Rotterdam. --- Extinctions, periodic. --- Federal Aviation Administration. --- Foraminifera. --- Fra Mauro Highlands, on Moon. --- French Revolution. --- Gilluly, Jim. --- Gould, Stephen Jay. --- Grand Canyon, relation to Meteor Crater. --- Herodotus. --- Hirayama, Kiyotsugu. --- International Astronomical Union. --- International Geophysical Year. --- Iridium. --- Jarnac Observatory. --- Jet Propulsion Lab. --- Jupiter. --- Kuiper Belt. --- Lagrangian points. --- Lowell Observatory. --- Lunar Prospector. --- MICE, Project. --- Moenkopi. --- Monument Valley. --- Moon. --- Mount Wilson. --- Neanderthal. --- Neocatastrophism. --- Ordovician-Silurian boundary. --- Paleomagnetics. --- Paleozoic era. --- Pemex oil company. --- Radiator Fax. --- San Diego. --- Severinus. --- Sputnik. --- Tertiary Period.