Stalin's Great Science: The Times and Adventures of Soviet Physicists (History of Modern Physical Sciences) by Alexei B Kojevnikov - 8/25/2004

Imperial College Press, 2004-08-25. paperback. Used:Good.

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Paperback / softback. New. World-class science and technology developed in the Soviet Union during Stalin's dictatorial rule under conditions of political violence, lack of international contacts, and severe restrictions on the freedom of information. Stalin's Great Science: The Times and Adventures of Soviet Physicists is an invaluable book that investigates this paradoxical success by following the lives and work of Soviet scientists - including Nobel Prize-winning physicists Kapitza, Landau, and others - throughout the turmoil of wars, revolutions, and repression that characterized the first half of Russia's twentieth century.The book examines how scientists operated within the Soviet political order, communicated with Stalinist politicians, built a new system of research institutions, and conducted groundbreaking research under extraordinary circumstances. Some of their novel scientific ideas and theories reflected the influence of Soviet ideology and worldview and have since become… Read More

Imperial College Press, 2004-08-25. paperback. Used: Good.

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Paperback / softback. New.

Imperial College Pr, 2004. Paperback. New. 360 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches.

ICP. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!