John Wheeler's work on particles, nuclei, and weapons

• Autores: Kenett W. Ford
• Localización: Physics today, ISSN 0031-9228, Vol. 62, Nº. 4, 2009 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Special issue : John Archibald Wheeler), pág. 29
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • For a time, Wheeler regarded nuclear physics as the best way to "do battle with nature." But then he became attracted to the simplicity of the muon, which is immune to the strong nuclear force. He himself, however, could not escape the ramifications of that force in a world at war.