Relates how four eminent scientists developed a calculable version of quantum electrodynamics (QED) shortly after the end of World War II. A discussion of the p... » 

Relates how four eminent scientists developed a calculable version of quantum electrodynamics (QED) shortly after the end of World War II. A discussion of the physics involved is blended with biographical sketches of the men, three of whom later collected the Nobel Prize for their work. «