Hoddeson, Lillian.

True genius : the life and science of John Bardeen : the only winner of two Nobel Prizes in physics / Lillian Hoddeson, Vicki Daitch. - Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2002. - xi, 467 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-358) and index.

The question of genius -- Roots -- To be an engineer -- A graduate student's paradise -- Many-body beginnings -- Academic life -- Engineering for national defense -- The transistor -- The break from Bell -- Homecoming -- Cracking the riddle of superconductivity -- Two Nobels are better than one hole in one -- A hand in industry -- Citizen of science -- Pins and needles and waves -- Last journey -- True genius and how to cultivate it.

0309084083

2002007967

GBA3-15139


Bardeen, John.


Physicists--United States--Biography.
Superconductivity.

QC 16 .B27 / H63 2002