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Lawrence Badash

November 02, 2023

Lawrence Badash (May 8, 1934, Brooklyn – August 23, 2010, Santa Barbara, California) was an American professor of the history of physical sciences, specializing in the history of physics, particularly the history of nuclear physics and nuclear weapons.[1]

Education and career edit

Badash graduated in 1956 with a B.S. in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) student. After serving three years as a naval aviator, he became a graduate in the physics department of Yale University but soon switched to the history of science. He became Derek de Solla Price's first doctoral student. Badash received his Ph.D. in 1964 and his Ph.D. thesis was eventually published in 1979 as the monograph Radioactivity in America: Growth and Decay of a Science.[1] He was a NATO Postdoctoral Science Fellow at the University of Cambridge.[2] In the history department of the University of California, Santa Barbara, he taught the history of the physical sciences. He joined the department in 1966 and retired as professor emeritus in 2002.[1]

Badash was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1984–1985.[3] He was elected in 1984 a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS)[4] and in 1987 a Fellow of the American Physical Society.[5] He served as president of the Santa Barbara chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union ACLU from 1982 to 1988 and from 1996 to 1999.[2]

His doctoral students include Jacob Darwin Hamblin.

Selected publications edit

Articles edit

  • Badash, Lawrence (1965). "Radioactivity before the Curies". American Journal of Physics. 33 (2): 128–135. Bibcode:1965AmJPh..33..128B. doi:10.1119/1.1971267.
  • Badash, Lawrence (1971). "The Importance of Being Ernest Rutherford". Science. 173 (4000): 873. Bibcode:1971Sci...173..873B. doi:10.1126/science.173.4000.873.
  • Badash, Lawrence (1972). "The Completeness of Nineteenth-Century Science". Isis. 63: 48–58. doi:10.1086/350840. S2CID 144042306.
  • Badash, Lawrence; Hodes, Elizabeth; Tiddens, Adolph (1986). "Nuclear Fission: Reaction to the Discovery in 1939". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 130 (2): 196–231. JSTOR 987181.
  • Badash, Lawrence (1989). "The Age-of-the-Earth Debate". Scientific American. 261 (2): 90–97. Bibcode:1989SciAm.261b..90B. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0889-90. JSTOR 24987366.
  • Badash, Lawrence (2003). "Marie Curie: In the Laboratory and on the Battlefield". Physics Today. 56 (7): 37–43. Bibcode:2003PhT....56g..37B. doi:10.1063/1.1603078.

Books edit

  • Badash, L., ed. (1969). Rutherford and Boltwood: letters on radioactivity. New Haven: Yale University Press.[6]
  • Badash, L. (1979). Radioactivity in America: growth and decay of a science. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.[7]
  • Badash, Lawrence; Hirschfelder, Joseph O.; Broida, Herbert P., eds. (6 December 2012). Reminiscences of Los Alamos, 1943–1945. ISBN 9789400990227. (pbk reprint of 1980 original)[8]
  • Badash, L. (1985). Kapitza, Rutherford, and the Kremlin. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  • Badash, L.; Hodes, Elizabeth; Tiddens, Adolph (1985). Nuclear fission: reaction to the discovery in 1939. La Jolla, California: Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, University of California, San Diego.
  • Badash, L. (1995). Scientists and the development of nuclear weapons: from fission to the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1939-1963. Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Humanities Press. ISBN 9780391038738.
  • Badash, L. (10 July 2009). A Nuclear Winter's Tale: Science and Politics in the 1980s. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262257992.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Wang, Zuoyue; Neushul, Peter (2011). "Lawrence Badash". Physics Today. 64 (4): 70–71. Bibcode:2011PhT....64d..70W. doi:10.1063/1.3580500.
  2. ^ a b Neushul, Peter (7 September 2010). "Lawrence Badash: 1934-2010". The Santa Barbara Independent.
  3. ^ "Lawrence Badash". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
  4. ^ "Historic Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  5. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". American Physical Society.
  6. ^ Heimann, P. M. (1971). "Review of Rutherford and Boltwood: Letters on Radioactivity edited by Lawrence Badash". The British Journal for the History of Science. 5 (3): 301–302. doi:10.1017/S0007087400011353. S2CID 144805841.
  7. ^ Anderson, David L. (1980). "Review of Radioactivity in America: Growth and Decay of Science by L. Badash". Physics Today. 33 (7): 45–46. Bibcode:1980PhT....33g..45B. doi:10.1063/1.2914164.
  8. ^ Heims, Stephen J. (1981). "Review of Reminiscences of los Alamos, 1943-1945 by Lawrence Badash, Joseph O. Hirschfelder, and Herbert P. Broida". Isis. 72 (4): 688. doi:10.1086/352901.
  9. ^ Mohan, Surinder (2010). "Book Review: A Nuclear Winter's Tale: Science and Politics in the 1980s". South Asian Survey. 17 (2): 358–360. doi:10.1177/097152311201700213. S2CID 155423803.

External links edit

  • "Portrait of Badash". Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics (AIP).
  • Badash, Lawrence (April 27, 2005). "Albert Einstein the Peacenik, a KITP public lecture co-sponsored by the Ncuelar Age Peace Foundation". ucsb.edu. (audio)

November 02, 2023
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Lawrence Badash May 8 1934 Brooklyn August 23 2010 Santa Barbara California was an American professor of the history of physical sciences specializing in the history of physics particularly the history of nuclear physics and nuclear weapons 1 Contents 1 Education and career 2 Selected publications 2 1 Articles 2 2 Books 3 References 4 External linksEducation and career editBadash graduated in 1956 with a B S in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he was a Reserve Officers Training Corps ROTC student After serving three years as a naval aviator he became a graduate in the physics department of Yale University but soon switched to the history of science He became Derek de Solla Price s first doctoral student Badash received his Ph D in 1964 and his Ph D thesis was eventually published in 1979 as the monograph Radioactivity in America Growth and Decay of a Science 1 He was a NATO Postdoctoral Science Fellow at the University of Cambridge 2 In the history department of the University of California Santa Barbara he taught the history of the physical sciences He joined the department in 1966 and retired as professor emeritus in 2002 1 Badash was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1984 1985 3 He was elected in 1984 a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS 4 and in 1987 a Fellow of the American Physical Society 5 He served as president of the Santa Barbara chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union ACLU from 1982 to 1988 and from 1996 to 1999 2 His doctoral students include Jacob Darwin Hamblin Selected publications editArticles edit Badash Lawrence 1965 Radioactivity before the Curies American Journal of Physics 33 2 128 135 Bibcode 1965AmJPh 33 128B doi 10 1119 1 1971267 Badash Lawrence 1971 The Importance of Being Ernest Rutherford Science 173 4000 873 Bibcode 1971Sci 173 873B doi 10 1126 science 173 4000 873 Badash Lawrence 1972 The Completeness of Nineteenth Century Science Isis 63 48 58 doi 10 1086 350840 S2CID 144042306 Badash Lawrence Hodes Elizabeth Tiddens Adolph 1986 Nuclear Fission Reaction to the Discovery in 1939 Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 130 2 196 231 JSTOR 987181 Badash Lawrence 1989 The Age of the Earth Debate Scientific American 261 2 90 97 Bibcode 1989SciAm 261b 90B doi 10 1038 scientificamerican0889 90 JSTOR 24987366 Badash Lawrence 2003 Marie Curie In the Laboratory and on the Battlefield Physics Today 56 7 37 43 Bibcode 2003PhT 56g 37B doi 10 1063 1 1603078 Books edit Badash L ed 1969 Rutherford and Boltwood letters on radioactivity New Haven Yale University Press 6 Badash L 1979 Radioactivity in America growth and decay of a science Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 7 Badash Lawrence Hirschfelder Joseph O Broida Herbert P eds 6 December 2012 Reminiscences of Los Alamos 1943 1945 ISBN 9789400990227 pbk reprint of 1980 original 8 Badash L 1985 Kapitza Rutherford and the Kremlin New Haven Yale University Press Badash L Hodes Elizabeth Tiddens Adolph 1985 Nuclear fission reaction to the discovery in 1939 La Jolla California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation University of California San Diego Badash L 1995 Scientists and the development of nuclear weapons from fission to the Limited Test Ban Treaty 1939 1963 Atlantic Highlands N J Humanities Press ISBN 9780391038738 Badash L 10 July 2009 A Nuclear Winter s Tale Science and Politics in the 1980s Cambridge Massachusetts MIT Press ISBN 9780262257992 9 References edit a b c Wang Zuoyue Neushul Peter 2011 Lawrence Badash Physics Today 64 4 70 71 Bibcode 2011PhT 64d 70W doi 10 1063 1 3580500 a b Neushul Peter 7 September 2010 Lawrence Badash 1934 2010 The Santa Barbara Independent Lawrence Badash John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Historic Fellows American Association for the Advancement of Science APS Fellow Archive American Physical Society Heimann P M 1971 Review of Rutherford and Boltwood Letters on Radioactivity edited by Lawrence Badash The British Journal for the History of Science 5 3 301 302 doi 10 1017 S0007087400011353 S2CID 144805841 Anderson David L 1980 Review of Radioactivity in America Growth and Decay of Science by L Badash Physics Today 33 7 45 46 Bibcode 1980PhT 33g 45B doi 10 1063 1 2914164 Heims Stephen J 1981 Review of Reminiscences of los Alamos 1943 1945 by Lawrence Badash Joseph O Hirschfelder and Herbert P Broida Isis 72 4 688 doi 10 1086 352901 Mohan Surinder 2010 Book Review A Nuclear Winter s Tale Science and Politics in the 1980s South Asian Survey 17 2 358 360 doi 10 1177 097152311201700213 S2CID 155423803 External links edit Portrait of Badash Niels Bohr Library amp Archives American Institute of Physics AIP Badash Lawrence April 27 2005 Albert Einstein the Peacenik a KITP public lecture co sponsored by the Ncuelar Age Peace Foundation ucsb edu audio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lawrence Badash amp oldid 1170095560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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