A Passion For Discovery - Couverture souple

Freund, Peter G O

 
9789812772145: A Passion For Discovery
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9812772146 ISBN 13 : 9789812772145
Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

This fascinating book assembles human stories about physicists and mathematicians. Remarkably, these stories cluster around some general themes having to do with the interaction between scientists, and with the impact of historic events such as the advent of fascism and communism in the twentieth century on scientists behavior. Briefly, but lucidly, some of the beautiful science that brought these scientists together in the first place is explained.

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Revue de presse

Physics and Mathematics are beautiful sciences made by human beings who have similar virtues and defects as anyone else. Their lives and works are touched, sometimes gently, sometimes dramatically by the historical events of our society. Peter Freund describes in a remarkable way and in a pleasant style amazing stories, some of them barely known, of brilliant scientists from the twentieth century. It is an outstanding book! A passion for reading!
--Eduardo Favret, Professor, National Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA), Argentina

Like the author, these stories are full of wisdom, wit and humor. Sometimes they are hilarious and sometimes tragic. They need to be told, and I suspect that Peter Freund is the only one who can tell them. --Leonard Susskind, Author of The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design

Freund is at his best when he focuses on one, perhaps two, scientists in each chapter ... Throughout his long career, Freund has obviously met many influential scientists and collected many fascinating stories about them and their colleagues. --CERN Courier

Présentation de l'éditeur

This fascinating book assembles human stories about physicists and mathematicians. Remarkably, these stories cluster around some general themes having to do with the interaction between scientists, and with the impact of historic events such as the advent of fascism and communism in the twentieth century on scientists behavior. Briefly, but lucidly, some of the beautiful science that brought these scientists together in the first place is explained.

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Éditeur
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9812772146
ISBN 13 
9789812772145
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
238
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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Hamburg
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