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This gentle self-portrait provides a unique insight into the beliefs and principles of the moral man whose theories on evolution shook the ... More

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In 1905, Albert Einstein published five scientific articles which fundamentally changed the world-view of physics: the theory of Special Relativity ... More

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In 1932, the so-called annus mirabilis of modern physics, a group of scientists gathered in Copenhagen for a week-long conference on the ... More

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"A to Z of Chemists tells the stories of more than 150 chemists, both well known scientific greats of history and contemporary scientists whose work ... More

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This is a comprehensive one-volume A-to-Z reference of past and present scientists who have contributed significantly to the new and growing field ... More

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This respected resource is a biographical dictionary of the significant players in the physical, biological and related sciences. Each edition ... More

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A lively and extremely accessible introduction to seven strikingly original thinkers who provided the world with new views of reality. Presents the ... More

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The fantastic reality that is modern physics is open for your exploration, guided by one of its primary architects and interpreters, Nobel Prize ... More

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John Bardeen fits a new profile of genius. Through an exploration of his science as well as his life, a fresh and thoroughly engaging portrait of ... More

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This volume is a collection of the Nobel lectures delivered by the prizewinners, together with their biographies and the presentation speeches for ... More

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A personal and scientific memoir of Joule, one of the most influential and brilliant physicists of his day is interwoven with the scientific ... More

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New and updated information is included about Albert Einstein, with streamlined information on the underpinnings of physics, electricity, magnetism, ... More

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Student, collaborator and lifelong friend of Enrico Fermi, Emilio Segrč presents a rich, well-rounded portrait of the scientist, his methods, ... More

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Schonland: Scientist and Soldier is a biography of Sir Basil Schonland FRS (1896-1972). Schonland was a major contributor to twentieth-century ... More

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ciousness, friend to Oppenheimer, and enemy to the House Un-American Activities Committee, Infinite Potential explains David Bohm's landmark ... More

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J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for ... More

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J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for ... More

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In December of 2007, Charles Scribner's Sons will release the first major reworking of the Dictionary of Scientific Biography, entitled New ... More

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Just as Henry David Thoreau 'traveled a great deal in Concord', Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg sees much of the world from the window ... More

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Drawn from the Dictionary of Scientific Biography, the giants of mathematics are detailed in this 4-vol. set with more than 1,000 entries.

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