Spencer R. Weart
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Director of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics. Originally trained as a physicist, he is now a noted historian.
He has produced numerous historical articles, two children’s science books, and written or co-edited seven other books, including Scientists in Power (a history of the rise of nuclear science, weapons, and reactors in France); Leo Szilard: His Version of the Facts (edited correspondence); a collection of essays on the history of solid-state physics; Nuclear Fear: A History of Images; and Never at War: Why Democracies Will Not Fight One Another. He also produces and edits an award-winning Website with historical exhibits. His most recent book is The Discovery of Global Warming with an accompanying Website.
