Hans Bethe's publications span over 75 years and an incredible array of topics in physics, astrophysics, nuclear energy, arms control, and science policy. This page offers just a few starting points for those interested in learning about Professor Bethe and his profound influence as one of the great scientists of the twentieth century. Readers interested in learning more about quantum theory will readily find technical and popular references in libraries, bookstores, and online.

Web Pages

Nobel Prize biography, 1967
Includes the presentation speech and other resources

"Hans Bethe Celebrates 60 Years at Cornell," 1995
Several articles by Cornell University News Service

"A Tribute to Hans Albrecht Bethe," 1995
Originally published by Cornell Magazine

"Writing the Biography of a Living Scientist: Hans Bethe," 1995
Paper given by Silvan Schweber at the Pauling Symposium

Bruce Medalist page and bibliography, 2001
Awarded for lifetime contributions to astronomy

Videos

"I Can Do That: Hans Bethe's First 60 Years at Cornell," 1995
Produced at Cornell University, available online. (After clicking the link, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Click "View/Open" to launch the RealMedia video.)

"An Evening with Hans Bethe: the German Atomic Bomb Project," 1993
Produced at Cornell University, available at Cornell Library

Books

Schweber, Silvan S., In the Shadow of the Bomb: Bethe, Oppenheimer, and the Moral Responsibility of the Scientist (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2000).

Bernstein, Jeremy, Prophet of Energy: Hans Bethe (Basic Books, 1980; Elsevier-Dutton, NY, 1981).

Bethe, H.A., et. al., From a Life of Physics (World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1989).

Bethe, Hans A., The Road from Los Alamos, [Masters of Modern Physics series] (American Inst. of Physics, NY, 1991).