An Intellectual Biography of Hans A. Bethe

汉斯·贝特被誉为 也是世纪最受尊敬的物理学家 一个难民从 希特勒的德国，贝特搬到康奈尔大学，在那里他发挥 在量子理论的发展及其 原子、分子和固体结构的应用 30年代 他也是主要贡献者之一， 阐述相对论量子力学的内容， 量子电动力学直到50年代末。他还取得了重大 对固体物理学的贡献 二战期间，在 收到曼哈顿项目的许可，贝特 对空气动力学的重大贡献， 导弹和雷达 在加入曼哈顿计划后， 在奥本海默手下研究原子能的理论设计 最终被任命为理论物理学的负责人 洛斯阿拉莫斯实验室的一个部门。 战争结束后，他继续 发挥重要的科学政策作用， 冷战、氢弹、麦卡锡时代、 朝鲜战争，奥本海默事件，人造卫星，核试验禁令， 越南，裁军谈判，SDI，环境 问题，科学教育，核能等。在所有这些 问题，贝特是关心科学家的声音，他希望 利用科学来实现和平，而不是延续战争。 下 施韦伯教授在贝特的邀请下撰写的这份研究报告， 这位伟大科学家的思想传记。 传记 不仅涉及贝特对理论和 应用物理学，但也是解决贝特的活动， 科学政策、裁军和国际事务领域。

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.