04099cam a2200781 4500 522167543 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781633882249 1633882241 B01G0GBDTY Amazon ab114daf-cf74-4018-bb12-160b555e77d7 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 545738 545738 545738 2926156 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Shurkin, Joel N. True Genius [Libby] : The Life and Work of Richard Garwin, the Most Influential Scientist You've Never Heard of. Prometheus, 2017. History of Science. Biography. Physics. autobiographies. influential. hydrogen bomb. Physicist. GPS. Science. nuclear bomb. Satellite. Nuclear. Autobiography. mathematics. Innovation. biographies. Nuclear Weapons. scientist. innovator. Technology. Nuclear disarmament. Navigation Systems. science history. Presidential Medal of Freedom. h-bomb. science books. air-traffic control. color monitors. enrico fermi. laser printers. polymath. presidential advisor. touch screens. biographies of famous people. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1787kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1787kB. Biography & Autobiography. History. Science. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>Richard Garwin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama</b><br /> Called a "true genius" by Enrico Fermi, Richard Garwin has influenced modern life in far-reaching ways, yet he is hardly known outside the physics community. This is the first biography of one of America's great minds—a top physicist, a brilliant technological innovator, and a trusted advisor of presidents for sixty years. Among his many contributions to modern technology are innovations we now take for granted: air-traffic control systems, touch screens, color monitors, laser printers, GPS satellite navigation, and many other facets of everyday contemporary life.<br /> But certainly his most important work has been on behalf of nuclear disarmament. As a key member of the Los Alamos team that developed the hydrogen bomb (he created the final design), Garwin subsequently devoted much of his career to ensuring that nuclear weapons never again be used. He has spent hundreds of hours testifying before Congress, serving on government advisory committees, and doing work that is still classified, all the while working for IBM as a researcher.<br /> A genuine polymath, his ideas extend from propulsion systems for interplanetary flight to preventing flu epidemics. Never shy about offering his opinions, even to rigid government bureaucracies unwilling to change, Garwin continues to show leaders how to do the smart thing. The world is a more interesting and safer place because of his many accomplishments. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ab114daf-cf74-4018-bb12-160b555e77d7&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ab114daf-cf74-4018-bb12-160b555e77d7&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ab114daf-cf74-4018-bb12-160b555e77d7&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)