Hore P. (ed.) Patrick Blackett: Sailor, Scientist, Socialist

Frank Cass, 2003. — 334 p.This edited volume comprises a series of essays about Patrick Maynard Stewart Blackett, one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century, known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism, winning the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1948. He was a prominent figure in the Royal Navy and British politics as well.Foreword (by Tam Dalyell).
Boy Blackett (by Patrick Blackett).
The Selborne Scheme: The Education of the Boy (by Evan Davies).
One of Fisher’s Revolutions: The Education of the Navy (by Geoff Sloan).
Blackett at Sea (by Peter Hore).
The Midshipman and the Secret Gadget (by John Brooks).
Blackett at Cambridge (by Andrew Brown).
Preparations for War (by David Zimmerman).
Blackett and the Black Arts (by Jock Gardner).
A Clash of Cultures: The Case for Large Convoys (by Malcolm Llewellyn-Jones).
The Case against Area Bombing (by Paul Crook).
The Father of Operational Research (by Richard Ormerod).
Blackett and Nuclear Strategy (by Philip Towle).
Blackett in India: Thinking Strategically about New Conflicts (by Robert Anderson).
A Physicist in the Corridors of Power (by Mary Jo Nye).
The Scientific Context of Blackett’s Achievements (by Bernard Lovell).
The Reluctant Peer in Politics (by Harold Wilson).