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Half-Life : The Divided Life of Bruno Pontecorvo, Physicist or Spy
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Half-Life : The Divided Life of Bruno Pontecorvo, Physicist or Spy Hardcover - 2015

by Close, Frank

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  • Title Half-Life : The Divided Life of Bruno Pontecorvo, Physicist or Spy
  • Author Close, Frank
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Complete Numbers
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York
  • Date 2015-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP102277673
  • ISBN 9780465069989 / 0465069983
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.5 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.81 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Russian
  • Library of Congress subjects Spies - Soviet Union, Nuclear physicists - Italy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014041019
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Choice, 08/01/2015, Page 0
  • Chronicle of Higher Education, 02/06/2015, Page 18
  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/01/2014, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 01/01/2015, Page 127
  • New York Review of Books, 03/05/2015, Page 18
  • New York Times Book Review, 04/26/2015, Page 30
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/08/2014, Page 0

About the author

Frank Close is a professor of physics at the University of Oxford. A longtime science writer, Close is the author of many books, including The Infinity Puzzle, Neutrino, Nothing, The Void, and The Cosmic Onion. He lives in Abingdon, England.