Solid State Insurrection : How the Science of Substance Made American Physics Matter by Joseph D. Martin (Author) Format:Paperback / softback 312 pages Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press Imprint:University of Pittsburgh Press ISBN:9780822966036 Published:27 Aug 2019 Classifications:Environmental science, engineering & technology Readership:General (US: Trade) Pub. Country:United States Description Solid state physics, the study of the physical properties of solid ... 展开完整描述 ▼
Solid State Insurrection : How the Science of Substance Made American Physics Matter
by Joseph D. Martin (Author)
Format:Paperback / softback 312 pages
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Imprint:University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN:9780822966036
Published:27 Aug 2019
Classifications:Environmental science, engineering & technology
Readership:General (US: Trade)
Pub. Country:United States
Description
Solid state physics, the study of the physical properties of solid matter, was the most populous subfield of Cold War American physics. Despite prolific contributions to consumer and medical technology, such as the transistor and magnetic resonance imaging, it garnered less professional prestige and public attention than nuclear and particle physics. Solid State Insurrection argues that solid state physics was essential to securing the vast social, political, and financial capital Cold War physics enjoyed in the twentieth century.
Solid state"s technological bent, and its challenge to the "pure science" ideal many physicists cherished, helped physics as a whole respond more readily to Cold War social, political, and economic pressures. Its research kept physics economically and technologically relevant, sustaining its cultural standing and policy influence long after the sheen of the Manhattan Project had faded. With this book, Joseph D.
Martin brings a new perspective to some of the most enduring questions about the role of physics in American history.
