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Solid State Insurrection - by Joseph D Martin (Paperback)

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  • Solid state physics, the study of the physical properties of solid matter, was the most populous subfield of Cold War American physics.
  • About the Author: Joseph D. Martin is associate professor of history of science and technology at the Durham University Department of History.
  • 312 Pages
  • Science, Physics

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A new perspective to some of the most enduring questions about the role of physics in American history.



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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.



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A detailed reconstruction of the intense struggle . . . for recognition by solid-state physicists against the leadership of the APS.-- "Nature"

For more than half a century, the number of physicists focused on atomic matter in bulk have greatly outnumbered the small priesthood devoted to high-energy physics. In this richly textured and fascinating historical study, Martin charts how solid state physicists plied intellectual pluralism and institutional savvy to become the dominant branch of the American physics community.--David Kaiser

Martin gives us a coherent monograph about the thing in its entirety; solid state physics, at least in its American form, from beginning to end.-- "Physics in Perspective"



About the Author



Joseph D. Martin is associate professor of history of science and technology at the Durham University Department of History.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 312
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Physics
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Joseph D Martin
Language: English
Street Date: August 27, 2019
TCIN: 1012319405
UPC: 9780822966036
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-6314
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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