- Preface, 1995: The Death of the Superconducting Super Collider in the Life of American Physics
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1. The Many Wants of Science
- 2. Ennobling and Purifying the Mind
- 3. The Flaws of American Physics
- 4. Pure Science and Practical Politics
- 5. Research and Reform
- 6. Joining the Revolution
- 7. A Need for New Patrons
- 8. “War Should Mean Research”
- 9. The War Work of the Physicists
- 10. Cold War in Science
- 11. The Impact of Quantum Mechanics
- 12. Popularization and Conservatism
- 13. Making the Peaks Higher
- 14. A New Center of Physics
- 15. Miraculous Year
- 16. Revolt Against Science
- 17. The New Deal and Research
- 18. Recovery in Physics
- 19. Organizing for Defense
- 20. A Physicists’ War
- 21. The Bomb and Postwar Research Policy
- 22. Victory for Elitism
- 23. The Physicists Established
- 24. New Revolt Against Science
- 25. A Degree of Disestablishment
- Glossary of Manuscript Citations
- Acknowledgments
- Essay on Sources
- Index
The Physicists
The History of a Scientific Community in Modern America, With a New Preface by the Author
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Publication Date: 03/03/1995
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