An Intellectual Biography of Hans A. Bethe

汉斯·比特被誉为20世纪最重要和最受尊敬的物理学家之一。作为一名希特勒时期的德国难民，贝斯搬到了康奈尔大学，在那里，他在30年代量子理论的发展及其对原子、分子结构和固体结构的应用方面发挥了重要作用。他也是阐明相对论量子力学和量子电动力学内容的主要贡献者之一，直到50年代末的S。他还对固体物理学做出了重大贡献。在第二次世界大战期间，在获得曼哈顿项目的许可之前，Bethe在空气动力学、射弹穿透装甲和雷达方面做出了重大贡献。加入曼哈顿计划后，他在奥本海默手下从事原子弹的理论设计工作，最终被任命为洛斯阿拉莫斯实验室理论物理部的负责人。战后，他继续发挥重要的科学政策作用，处理冷战、氢弹、麦卡锡时代、朝鲜战争、奥本海默事件、人造卫星、禁止核试验、越南、削减军备谈判、SDI、环境问题、科学教育、核能等各种问题。贝斯是一位忧心忡忡的科学家的声音，他希望利用科学实现和平，而不是使战争永久化。根据这笔拨款，施韦伯教授应Bethe的邀请，正在为这位伟大的科学家撰写一本智力传记。这本传记不仅介绍了Bethe对理论和应用物理学的贡献，还介绍了Bethe在科学政策、裁军和国际事务领域的活动。

Hans Bethe enjoys the reputation of being one of the most important and most revered of physicists of the 20th century. A refugee from Hitler's Germany, Bethe moved to Cornell University where he played a major role in the development of quantum theory and its application to the structure of atoms, molecules and solids during the '30s. He was also one of the principal contributors to the elucidation of the content of relativistic quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics until the late 50's. He also made major contributions to solid state physics. During World War II, before receiving clearance for the Manhattan project, Bethe made significant contributions to aerodynamics, penetration of armor by projectiles, and radar. Upon joining the Manhattan Project, he worked under Oppenheimer on the theoretical design of an atomic bomb and eventually was named the head of the theoretical physics division at the Los Alamos Laboratory. After the war, he continued playing a significant science policy role dealing with issues as divergent as the cold war, the hydrogen bomb, the McCarthy era, the Korean War, the Oppenheimer affair, Sputnik, the nuclear test ban, Vietnam, the armament reduction negotiations, SDI, environmental issues, science education, nuclear energy, etc. In all of these issues, Bethe was the voice of the concerned scientist who wished to use science for achieving peace, not perpetuating war. Under this grant, Professor Schweber is writing, at Bethe's invitation, an intellectual biography of this great scientist. The biography is dealing not only with Bethe's contributions to theoretical and applied physics, but also is addressing Bethe's activities in the field of science policy, disarmament and international affairs.