Bibliographical notes. [pt]. 5. Contemporary issues in science -- 1. The scientist as rebel -- 2. Can science be ethical? -- 3. A modern heretic -- 4. The future needs us -- 5. What a world! -- 6. Witness to a tragedy -- [pt]. 2. War and peace -- 7. Bombs and potatoes -- 8. Generals -- 9. Russians -- 10. Pacifists -- 11. The race is over -- 12. The force of reason -- 13. The bitter end -- [pt]. 3. History of science and scientists -- 14. Two kinds of history -- 15. Edward Teller's Memoirs -- 16. In praise of amateurs -- 17. A new Newton -- 18. Clockwork science -- 19. The world on a string -- 20. Oppenheimer as scientist, administrator, and poet -- 21. Seeing the unseen -- 22. The tragic tale of a genius -- 23. Wise man -- [pt]. 4. Personal and philosophical essays -- 24. The world, the flesh, and the devil -- 25. Is God in the lab? -- 26. This side idolatry -- 27. One in a million -- 28. Many worlds -- 29. Religion from the outside -- [pt]. 5. Bibliographical notes.
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