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Lawrence and His Laboratory
A History of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Volume I
Av J. L. Heilbron, Robert W. Seidel
Inbunden, 1990
599 kr
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The Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, California, was the birthplace of particle accelerators, radioisotopes, and modern big science. This first volume of its history is a saga of physics and finance in the Great Depression, when a new kind of science was born. Here we learn how Ernest Lawrence …
Galileo Affair
A Documentary History
Häftad, 1989
428 kr
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In 1633 the Roman Inquisition concluded the trial of Galileo Galilei with a condemnation for heresy. The trial was itself the climax of a series of events which began two decades earlier (in 1613) and included another series of Inquisition proceedings in 1615-1616. Besides marking the end of the …
Physics and Politics in Revolutionary Russia
Inbunden, 1991
771 kr
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Aided by personal documents and institutional archives that were closed for decades, this book recounts the development of physics - or, more aptly, science under stress - in Soviet Russia up to World War II. Focusing on Leningrad, center of Soviet physics until the late 1930s, Josephson discusses …
Hermann von Helmholtz and the Foundations of Nineteenth-Century Science
Av David Cahan
Inbunden, 1994
873 kr
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Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a polymath of dazzling intellectual range and energy. Renowned for his co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope, Helmholtz also made many other contributions to physiology, physical theory, philosophy of science …
Lise Meitner
A Life in Physics
Häftad, 1997
4,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
344 kr
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Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. Braving the sexism of the scientific world, she joined the prestigious Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry and became a prominent member of the international …
From c-Numbers to q-Numbers
The Classical Analogy in the History of Quantum Theory
Häftad, 1992
614 kr
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From c-Numbers to q-Numbers: The Classical Analogy in the History of Quantum Theory explores the critical role of classical analogies in the development of quantum theory, examining how key figures such as Planck, Bohr, Heisenberg, and Dirac employed these analogies to bridge the gap between …
Atoms for Peace and War, 1953-1961
Eisenhower and the Atomic Energy Commission. (A History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Vol. III)
Av Richard G. Hewlett, Jack M. Holl
Häftad, 1989
940 kr
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Explore the critical juncture in modern history when nuclear technology transitioned from secretive military innovation to a defining force in global politics, economics, and society. Atoms for Peace and War: Eisenhower and the Atomic Energy Commission, 1953–1961 provides a comprehensive narrative …
From c-Numbers to q-Numbers
The Classical Analogy in the History of Quantum Theory
Inbunden, 1992
1156 kr
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From c-Numbers to q-Numbers: The Classical Analogy in the History of Quantum Theory explores the critical role of classical analogies in the development of quantum theory, examining how key figures such as Planck, Bohr, Heisenberg, and Dirac employed these analogies to bridge the gap between …
Atoms for Peace and War, 1953-1961
Eisenhower and the Atomic Energy Commission. (A History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Vol. III)
Av Richard G. Hewlett, Jack M. Holl
Inbunden, 1989
1425 kr
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Explore the critical juncture in modern history when nuclear technology transitioned from secretive military innovation to a defining force in global politics, economics, and society. Atoms for Peace and War: Eisenhower and the Atomic Energy Commission, 1953–1961 provides a comprehensive narrative …
