Spencer R. Weart
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Spencer R. Weart (born 1942) was the director of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) from 1971 until his retirement in 2009. Originally trained as a physicist, he is now a historian.[1]
He has produced numerous historical articles, two children’s science books, and written or co-edited seven other books,[1] including:
- Scientists in Power (1979). A history of the rise of nuclear science, weapons, and reactors in France. ISBN 0674795156
- Leo Szilard: His Version of the Facts (1978). Edited correspondence. ISBN 0262690705
- Nuclear Fear: A History of Images (1989) ISBN 0674628365
- Out of the Crystal Maze: Chapters from the History of Solid State Physics (1991). ISBN 019505329X
- Never at War: Why Democracies Will Not Fight One Another (1998). ISBN 0300082983
- The Discovery of Global Warming (2003, 2008). Online version. ISBN 067403189X
While at AIP he also produced and edited an award-winning website with historical exhibits.
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- AIP list of Spencer Weart's publications
- History that Matters: Spencer Weart
- History of Physics website with exhibits edited by Spencer Weart
- Bright Idea: The First Lasers (laser history; text by Spencer Weart)
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