1. Einstein and Nuclear Weapons

Introduction

Einstein and the Atomic Bomb

After Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Einstein on World Government

Hydrogen Bombs

Individual versus Collective Stands

The Einstein-Russell Manifesto

Epilogue

2. Einstein and the Founding of Brandeis University

Introduction

Israel Goldstein

Rabbinic Connections

The Harold Laski Episode

Denouement

Epilogue

3. J. Robert Oppenheimer: Proteus Unbound

Introduction

The Early Years

Becoming a Physicist: Oppenheimer and His School

Los Alamos

The Postwar Years

Hydrogen Bombs

Epilogue

4. J. Robert Oppenheimer and American Pragmatism

The Director's Fund

Philosophy

Harvard Overseer

The William James Lectures

5. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Extension of Physics

Unification

Einstein and Unification

The MIT Centennial Celebration.

A Bird's-eye View of General Relativity, 1915–1960

6. Einstein, Oppenheimer, and the Meaning of Community

The Einstein-Oppenheimer Interaction

Eulogies and Memorial Speeches

Roots and Tradition

Philosophy

Epilogue

Some Concluding Remarks

Appendix: The Russell-Einstein Manifesto

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

Silvan S. Schweber is Professor of Physics and Richard Koret Professor in the History of Ideas, Emeritus, Brandeis University.