ABSTRACT

This edited volume comprises a series of essays about Patrick Maynard Stewart Blackett, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century, as well as a prominent figure in the Royal Navy and British politics.

chapter 1|14 pages

Boy Blackett

chapter 4|17 pages

Blackett at Sea

chapter 5|26 pages

The Midshipman and the Secret Gadget

chapter 6|13 pages

Blackett at Cambridge

chapter 7|16 pages

Preparations for War

chapter 8|12 pages

Blackett and the Black Arts

chapter 10|21 pages

The Case against Area Bombing

chapter 12|16 pages

Blackett and Nuclear Strategy

chapter 14|27 pages

A Physicist in the Corridors of Power

chapter 16|12 pages

The Reluctant Peer in Politics