A passion for discovery / Peter Freund.
"This book assembles human stories about physicists and mathematicians. Remarkably, these stories cluster around some general themes having to do with the interaction between scientists, and with the impact of historic events such as the advent of fascism and communism in the twentieth century...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Jersey :
World Scientific,
2007.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "This book assembles human stories about physicists and mathematicians. Remarkably, these stories cluster around some general themes having to do with the interaction between scientists, and with the impact of historic events such as the advent of fascism and communism in the twentieth century - on scientists' behavior. Briefly, but lucidly, some of the beautiful science that brought these scientists together in the first place is explained."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 221 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-210) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789812772152 9812772154 1281911941 9781281911940 |