John Stewart Bell and Twentieth-Century Physics: Vision and Integrity

Synopsis

This Work Gives A Non-mathematical Account Of Bell's Upbringing In Belfast And His Education. It Describes His Major Contributions To Quantum Theory, But Also His Important Work In The Physics Of Accelerators, And Nuclear And Elementary Particle Physics. A Tough Start But A Good One -- The 1950s : Progress On All Fronts -- The 1960s : The Year Of Greatest Success -- The 1970s : Interest Increases -- The 1980s : Final Achievements But Final Tragedies -- The Work Continues -- Work Of The Highest Calibre And A Fine Life. Andrew Whitaker (department Of Physics, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland). Includes Bibliographical References (pages 411-443) And Index.