Pearl Harbor by Randall Wallace
It is the end of an historical epoch, but to an old professor of physics, Victor Jakob, sitting in his unlighted study, eating dubious bread with jam made from turnips, it is the end of a way of thinking in his own subject. Younger men have challenged the classical world picture of physics and are looking forward to observational tests of Einstein's new theory of relativity as well as the creation of a quantum mechanics of the atom. It is a time of both apprehension and hope. In this remarkable book, the reader literally inhabits the mind of a scientist while Professor Jakob meditates on the discoveries of the past fifty years and reviews his own life and career--his scientific ambitions and his record of small successes. He recalls the great men who taught or inspired him: Helmholtz, Hertz, Maxwell, Planck, and above all Paul Drude, whose life and mind exemplified the classical virtues of proportion, harmony, and grace that Jakob reveres. In Drude's shocking and unexpected suicide, we see reflected Jakob's own bewilderment and loss of bearings as his once secure world comes to an end in the horrors of the war and in the cultural fragmentation wrought by twentieth-century modernism. His attempt to come to terms with himself, with his life in science, and with his spiritual legacy will affect deeply everyone who cares about the fragile structures of civilization that must fall before the onrush of progress.Randall Wallace is an American screenwriter, director, producer, novelist, and songwriter best known for writing the original script for the film BRAVEHEART. He was nominated for an Oscar(R) for Best Original Screenplay and won a Writers Guild of America award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Film for his work on the film. He is also the writer and/or director of THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK, WE WERE SOLDIERS, PEARL HARBOR, SECRETARIAT, and HEAVEN IS FOR REAL, all films that extol the virtues of faith, courage, and honor. He earned his bachelor's degree from Duke University and paid his way through Divinity School by teaching karate. He has written nine books, is the creator of Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity, and is the father of three sons in addition to his job as a filmmaker.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780786890057 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786890053 |
| Title | Pearl Harbor |
| Author | Randall Wallace |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2001-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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