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 …

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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? …

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