Author: RICHARD P. BRENNAN
Title: Heisenberg Probably Slept Here
Description: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. Paperback. Pp: 274. From the reviews of Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes:'.A fast, informative and very readable book.' -Kansas City Star'Clear of head yet light of heart, chatty and comprehensive.' -Philadelphia InquirerRichard Brennan takes us on a lively tour of the lives and ideas of seven physicists who revolutionized science in the 20th century. Combining stories from the physicists' lives with clear explanations of their discoveries, Brennan starts with a refresher on Isaac Newton, and then takes readers from the tiny Zurich patent office where Einstein wrote the Theory of Relativity, to the remote North Sea island where Werner Heisenberg dreamed up his Uncertainty Principle, and on to the smoky Greenwich Village coffee houses where Richard Feynman lectured while keeping time on the bongos. He also covers Max Planck, Ernest Rutherford, Neils Bohr, and Murray Gell-Mann.Includes a timeline of discoveries and a glossaryRICHARD P. BRENNAN (Palo Alto, California) is the author of Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes (Wiley) and The Automobile: Technology and Society.The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Physicists of the 20th Century.-Richard P. Brennan.'Here is a book I wish I had when taking physics my senior year in high school!'-Book Report.'Highly recommended to expert and layperson alike.'-Choice.'[Brennan has a knack for explaining difficult technicalities simply. His essays give a useful summary of 20th-century science.'-Financial Times.A colorful introduction to modern physics, starring all the major players.Richard Brennan's latest is a lively tour of the lives and ideas of seven physicists who revolutionized science in the 20th century. Combining stories from the physicists' lives with clear explanations of their discoveries, Brennan starts with a refresher on the godfather of modern physics, Isaac Newton, then intimately reacquaints readers with Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Richard Feynman, and Murray Gell-Mann.Includes a timeline of discoveries and a glossary.Richard P. Brennan (Palo Alto, CA) is a veteran science editor and the author of the bestselling Levitating Trains & Kamikaze Genes. ISBN: 9780471295853. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
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Title: Heisenberg Probably Slept Here
Description: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. Paperback. Pp: 274. From the reviews of Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes:'.A fast, informative and very readable book.' -Kansas City Star'Clear of head yet light of heart, chatty and comprehensive.' -Philadelphia InquirerRichard Brennan takes us on a lively tour of the lives and ideas of seven physicists who revolutionized science in the 20th century. Combining stories from the physicists' lives with clear explanations of their discoveries, Brennan starts with a refresher on Isaac Newton, and then takes readers from the tiny Zurich patent office where Einstein wrote the Theory of Relativity, to the remote North Sea island where Werner Heisenberg dreamed up his Uncertainty Principle, and on to the smoky Greenwich Village coffee houses where Richard Feynman lectured while keeping time on the bongos. He also covers Max Planck, Ernest Rutherford, Neils Bohr, and Murray Gell-Mann.Includes a timeline of discoveries and a glossaryRICHARD P. BRENNAN (Palo Alto, California) is the author of Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes (Wiley) and The Automobile: Technology and Society.The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Physicists of the 20th Century.-Richard P. Brennan.'Here is a book I wish I had when taking physics my senior year in high school!'-Book Report.'Highly recommended to expert and layperson alike.'-Choice.'[Brennan has a knack for explaining difficult technicalities simply. His essays give a useful summary of 20th-century science.'-Financial Times.A colorful introduction to modern physics, starring all the major players.Richard Brennan's latest is a lively tour of the lives and ideas of seven physicists who revolutionized science in the 20th century. Combining stories from the physicists' lives with clear explanations of their discoveries, Brennan starts with a refresher on the godfather of modern physics, Isaac Newton, then intimately reacquaints readers with Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Richard Feynman, and Murray Gell-Mann.Includes a timeline of discoveries and a glossary.Richard P. Brennan (Palo Alto, CA) is a veteran science editor and the author of the bestselling Levitating Trains & Kamikaze Genes. ISBN: 9780471295853. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9780471295853
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- Book number: 2057192
- Book number: 2057192
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