The Depth and Breadth of John Bell’s Physics
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John Stewart Bell (1928–90) was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, son of John Bell and Elizabeth Mary Ann Bell (née Brownlee and always called Annie), whose families had lived in Northern Ireland for several generations. His middle name, Stewart, was a Scottish family name in his mother’s lineage, and until he went to university he was called by that name. The family’s religion was Anglican (Church of Ireland), but no religious bias prevented friendships with the Catholic community. The Bell family was of the working class, but with a high evaluation of education. Although only John remained in school beyond age fourteen, each of his younger brothers advanced socially, one (who resumed his studies after marrying and having children) to become a professor of electrical engineering and the other to become a successful businessman. By age eleven John, who read intensively at the public library, announced his intention to become a scientist. He performed very well on his entrance examination for secondary education, but the family could only afford to send him to the Belfast Technical High School, which – usefully for his later career – provided both academic and practical courses. Finishing the Technical School in 1944 at age sixteen, Bell found a job as a junior technical assistant in the Physics Department of the Queen’s University at Belfast, under the
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تاریخ انتشار 2001