Scientific Journeys
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-55799-7 (ISBN)
From the Foreword by former U.S. Congressman, RushD. Holt: In this volume, we have the wide-ranging thoughts and observations of Fred Dylla, an accomplished physicist with an engineer's fascination for gadgets, a historian's long perspective, an artist's aesthetic eye, and a teacher's passion for sharing ideas. Throughout his varied career [...] his curiosity has been his foremost characteristic and his ability to see the connection between apparently disparate things his greatest skill. [...] Here he examines the roots and growth of innovation in examples from Bell Laboratories, Edison Electric Light Company, and cubist painter Georges Braque. He considers the essential place of publishing in science, that epochal intellectual technique for learning how the world works. He shows the human enrichment and practical benefits that derive from wise investments in scientific research, as well as the waste resulting from a failure to embrace appropriate technologies.
Fred Dylla is the Executive Director Emeritus of the American Institute of Physics. He has spent 50 years as an inquiring physicist, helping to design and build scientific facilities for astronomy, fusion energy, particle and nuclear physics, medical and materials research. Along the way he enjoyed sharing his love of science and the arts with students, colleagues, family and friends. He lives in Lewes, Delaware with his wife Linda.
Introduction.- Part 1: Signposts.- Part 2: Mentors and Milestones.- Part 3: Science Policy Matters.- Part 4: Communicating Science.- Part 5: Art and Science.- Epilogue.
"The author's infectious enthusiasm for science-and his evocative depiction of post-World War II optimism about the future-is inspiring." (Physics Today, March, 2021)
"All of the essays are thoughtful and fun to read. Anyone interested in science will find them interesting and accessible." (Michael Duncan, Optics & Photonics News, osa-opn.org, February 11, 2021)
"[Dylla ... explores] the idea that a single individual at the right time and place can change the course of history. Bounding through the centuries, he highlights the importance of science policy and science communication, the funding of big and small science alike, and the contemporary challenges linked to research,teaching science and scholarly publishing." (Cristina Agrigoroae, CERN Courier, cerncourier.com, January 29, 2021)
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.09.2020 |
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| Vorwort | Rush D. Holt |
| Zusatzinfo | XXV, 222 p. 67 illus., 46 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Schlagworte | Basic vs applied science • Frederick Dylla • History of scholarly publishing • History of Science and Technology • Issues affecting scholarly publishing • Key personalities in Science • Public appreciation of science • Role of Science in Society • The intersection of science and art • US politics • Value of public funding of science |
| ISBN-10 | 3-030-55799-5 / 3030557995 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-55799-7 / 9783030557997 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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