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Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention That Launched the Military-Industrial Complex

Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention That Launched the Military-Industrial Complex

Michael Hiltzik

SIMON SCHUSTER
2016
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The epic story of how science went "big" and the forgotten genius who started it all--"entertaining, thoroughly researched...partly a biography, partly an account of the influence of Ernest Lawrence's great idea, partly a short history of nuclear physics and the Bomb" (The Wall Street Journal). Since the 1930s, the scale of scientific endeavor has grown exponentially. The first particle accelerator could be held in its creator's lap, while its successor grew to seventeen miles in circumference and cost ten billion dollars. We have invented the atomic bomb, put man on the moon, and probed the inner workings of nature at the scale of subatomic particles--all the result of Big Science, the model of industrial-scale research paid for by governments, departments of defense, and corporations that has driven the great scientific projects of our time. The birth of Big Science can be traced nearly nine decades ago in Berkeley, California, when a young scientist with a talent for physics declared, "I'm going to be famous " His name was Ernest Orlando Lawrence. His invention, the cyclotron, would revolutionize nuclear physics, but that was only the beginning of its impact, which would be felt in academia, industry, and international politics. It was the beginning of Big Science. "An exciting book....A bright narrative that captures the wonder of nuclear physics without flying off into a physics Neverland....Big Science is an excellent summary of how physics became nuclear and changed the world" (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland). This is the "absorbing and expansive" (Los Angeles Times) story that is "important for understanding how science and politics entwine in the United States...with striking details and revealing quotations" (The New York Times Book Review).
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Through the Eyes of Ernest: A Memoir to Honor Elephants

Through the Eyes of Ernest: A Memoir to Honor Elephants

Debbie McFee

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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If your heart is open to the gentleness of animals and their tragic intersection with humanity, Ernest is the elephant to tell you his story. Ernest and his best friend Maggie were born in captivity and have no idea about life in the wild. Wild born Frankie, tells Ernest all about the pleasures of living wild, and the family he misses so much. When humans send Ernest and his best friend Maggie to the circus to perform, they meet other wild born elephants, including wise old Mary and majestic, motherly Eve. Ernest learns more about what he's been denied even as he discovers the rigorous, sometimes brutal world of circus training. A somber but ultimately hopeful tale told from an elephant's point of view, Through the Eyes of Ernest asks us to consider why we keep such intelligent, social animals in captivity.
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The Importance of Being Ernest

The Importance of Being Ernest

Justin Lloyd

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Ernest, the lovable blue-collar buffoon, was a staple of pop culture in countless commercials, nearly a dozen movies and an award-winning Saturday-morning TV show. Today, millions of fans still mourn the loss of actor Jim Varney, who portrayed Ernest and who died at age 50 in 2000 of cancer. Ernest fans are finally getting the biography they have been waiting for in this comprehensive work by Jim's nephew, Justin Lloyd. "The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney" traces Jim's journey from a child in Lexington, Kentucky, with dreams of being a stage and film actor to becoming an iconic entertainment figure in the tradition of Charlie Chaplin's "The Little Tramp." The book is based on numerous interviews with family members and intimates of Jim who have never spoken publicly before about what drove the actor and how he overcame many personal and professional obstacles to attain success. But with that success came a price: Jim longed for stage and film roles beyond Ernest, and they were difficult to come by because of his symbiosis with the character. Yet Jim persevered, ultimately winning major movie roles such as Jed Clampett in "The Beverly Hillbillies" and (the voice of) Slinky Dog in the first two "Toy Story" films. The book also explores the genius of the small Nashville advertising agency that created Ernest and how it spread his popularity decades before "going viral" became associated with achieving global stardom.Even at the height of his career, Jim never forgot he was a descendant of Appalachian coal miners, and he remained true to his values, his friends and his family. Jim always strove for authenticity and humanity inside his hillbilly humor, endearing him to fans from every walk of life. "The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney" documents the life of an unforgettable figure in American comedy whose legacy endures today. "The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney" contains never-before-seen photos from the Varney family's private collection.
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