Hans Bethe

Hans Bethe

Birthday: 1906-07-02

Place of Birth: Straßburg, Alsace, Germany [now Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France]

Biography: Hans Albrecht Bethe was a German-American theoretical physicist who made major contributions to nuclear physics, astrophysics, quantum electrodynamics, and solid-state physics, and who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis.

Movies

The Day After Trinity
The Day After Trinity

This essential, Academy Award–nominated documentary offers an urgent warning from history about the ...

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The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project
The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project

The Moment in Time documents the uncertain days of the beginning of World War II when it was feared ...

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I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb
I Am Become Death: They Made the Bomb

A rare view from within, as several of the Manhattan Project scientists, including Hans Berthe, Robe...

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Los Alamos: The Beginning
Los Alamos: The Beginning

A documentary composed of historical footage and contemporary interviews from the men and women of L...

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No Ordinary Genius
No Ordinary Genius

An intimate, moving, and funny account of the remarkable life and times of Richard Feynman—the most ...

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The Exiles
The Exiles

A chronicle of the rescue of oppressed intellectuals and artists from Europe before the outbreak of ...

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Hans Bethe꞉ Prophet of Energy
Hans Bethe꞉ Prophet of Energy

A portrait of the eminent Nobel Prize winning physicist who greatly advanced our knowledge of the at...

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