Six men out of the ordinary /
In this fascinating new book Lord Zuckerman focuses on six exceptional men, British and American, with whom he became closely associated during his very active working life. These, in order of appearance, are: two nuclear physicists, the Nobel Laureates Patrick Blackett and Isidor Rabi; two air chie...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Peter Owen,
1992.
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| Summary: | In this fascinating new book Lord Zuckerman focuses on six exceptional men, British and American, with whom he became closely associated during his very active working life. These, in order of appearance, are: two nuclear physicists, the Nobel Laureates Patrick Blackett and Isidor Rabi; two air chiefs, Lord Tedder and General Spaatz; and two admirals, Lord Mountbatten and Admiral Rickover, founder of the US nuclear navy. They were contrasting characters. Arthur Tedder, for example, a brilliant tactician and strategist, was quiet, reserved, cultivated. His American counterpart, Tooey Spaatz, an addictive poker-player who enjoyed his whisky, had a disarming, unpompous manner and a delightful sense of humour. Dickie Mountbatten was the quintessential admiral, tall, handsome and radiating confidence. While Rick Rickover owed his aggressive behaviour largely to the anti-Semitism he suffered when attending the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. The author enjoyed the trust and friendship of each of these men, among others, through his unique contacts in very different spheres of activity: the Bohemian Bloomsbury set in London; the world of scientists and academics; his scientific advisory posts in Combined Operations during the war years, when he set up vital bombing-survey units; and later in his role as governmental scientific adviser. He uses his personal knowledge and special insights into his subjects to bring them vividly to life, as well as recording some of the momentous events in which they participated. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. Ports on lining papers. |
| Physical Description: | 200 pages : portraits ; 23 cm Also issued online. |
| ISBN: | 0720608546 9780720608540 |