Heisenberg Probably Slept Here

The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Physicists of the 20th Century

Richard P. Brennan (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

1996
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-15709-0 (ISBN)

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Now available in paperback, this is acclaimed author Richard Brennan's lively tour of the lives and ideas of seven physicists who revolutionized science in the 20th century.

"Here is a book I wish I had when taking physics my senior year in high school!" -Book Report A lively illumination of modern physics' marquee players, featuring: Albert Einstein Max Planck Ernest Rutherford Niels Bohr Werner Heisenberg Richard Feynman Murray Gell-Mann "Brennan has a knack for explaining difficult technicalities simply. His essays give a useful summary of twentieth-century science." -Financial Times "Highly recommended to expert and layperson alike." -Choice

Richard P. Brennan is a veteran science writer and editor whose previous books include Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes (Wiley) and The Automobile: Technology and Society. Mr. Brennan has served as a consultant to Lockheed, the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the National Academy of Sciences.

Isaac Newton. Albert Einstein. Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck. Ernest Rutherford. Niels Henrik David Bohr. Werner Karl Heisenberg. Richard Phillips Feynman. Murray Gell-Mann. Epilogue: The Why of Physics. Chronology of Physics. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

Zusatzinfo	glossary, illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 239 mm
Gewicht	572 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
ISBN-10	0-471-15709-0 / 0471157090
ISBN-13	978-0-471-15709-0 / 9780471157090
Zustand	Neuware