1963
The Origins of the Second World War
Foreword: Second Thoughts Forgotten Problem The Legacy of the First World War The Post-War Decade The End of Versailles The Abyssinian Affair and the End of Locarno The Half-Armed Peace, 1936-38 Anschluss: The End of Austria The Crisis over Czechoslovakia Peace for Six Months The War of Nerves War of Danzig Map of Germany between …
Tea Party
I wrote this short story in 1963, and in 1964 was commissioned by the BBC to write a play for the European Broadcasting Union. I decided to treat the same subject in play form. In my view, the story is the more successful.
A Man For All Seasons
Robert Bolt: A Biographical Note Preface Robert Bolt A Man for All Seasons The Cast People in the Play Notes on the Set and Costumes ‘Sir Thomas More’ Notes on the Play E. R. Wood
Six Not-So-Easy Pieces
Publisher’s Note Introduction Roger Penrose Special Preface Feynman’s Preface Vectors [rtoc] Symmetry in physics Translations Rotations Vectors Vector algebra Newton’s laws in vector notation Scalar product of vectors [/rtoc] Symmetry in Physical Laws [rtoc] Symmetry operations Symmetry in space and time Symmetry and conservation laws Mirror reflections Polar and axial vectors Which hand is right? …