101 Things You Didn't Know About Einstein: Sex, Science, And the Secrets of the Universe - Couverture souple

Phillips, Cynthia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1593373880 ISBN 13 : 9781593373887

Editeur : Adams Media, 2005

Synopsis

Just about everyone knows Einstein's Theory of Relativity. But who realises he worked to develop hearing aids? Or that a student actually spotted a mistake in one of his papers? And who would ever guess what happened to Einstein's brain after he died? Filled with these and other interesting, intriguing anecdotes,"101 Things You Didn't Know About Einstein" takes a novel approach to the life and work of this fascinating icon.

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À propos de l'auteur

Cynthia Phillips, PhD, is a scientist at the SETI Institute and works at the Center for the Study of Life in the Universe. She received her BA in astronomy, astrophysics, and physics at Harvard University and her PhD in planetary science with a minor in geosciences from the University of Arizona. She has written for a number of technical publications in her field, including Science, Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research, and Icarus. She has also written articles on a more general level for newsletters at the University of Arizona and at the SETI Institute, and she’s prepared many official NASA press releases. She has taught astronomy to students from junior high to college and has given public lectures to general audiences. She is the coauthor of 101 Things You Didn’t Know About Einstein.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Adams Media
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1593373880
• ISBN 13: 9781593373887
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible