The Basis of Everything: Rutherford, Oliphant and the Coming of the Atomic Bo...

The Basis of Everything: Rutherford, Oliphant and the Coming of the Atomic Bomb by Andrew Ramsey This book is USED (not new) Condition: - Format: Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd : , 2019, ISBN: 9781460755235 / 1460755235 Dimensions: 16.51cm x 3.61cm x 24.41cm, 400 pages SKU: 5830u - We use NZ Post overnight for delivery so please allow 1-5 days for delivery - If you would like to see more photos of the book, ask a question and we'll add them Book Description: New Zealander Ernest Rutherford was the first Antipodean to be awarded a Nobel Prize and his partnership with Australian research assistant Mark Oliphant in Cambridge in the 1930s opened the door to knowledge that would lead to the atomic bomb. That story is told in this scientific history alongside the biographies of the two pioneering physicists, who shared the experience of a modest upbringing and rudimentary education in a small colonial outpost.