HARVEST OF A CENTURY C: Discoveries in Modern Physics in 100 Episodes - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199544697 ISBN 13: 9780199544691

Verlag: Academic, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

The harvest of a century: editado por Oxford UP

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Críticas

The reader is taken through many fundamental discoveries, which are always described in a very appealing style. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs of the main players and respective apparatus, often complemented by pedagogical diagrams, and includes detailed references to original publications. It provides a stimulating way of learning about the basic concepts of modern physics and how they were brought to life. Once you start reading this book, it is difficult to stop. (CERN Courier)

Reseña del editor

Physics was the leading science of the twentieth century and the book retraces important discoveries, made between 1895 and 2001, in 100 self-contained episodes. Each is a short story of the scientists involved, their time, and their work. Together they form a mosaic of modern physics: formulating relativity and quantum mechanics, finding the constituents of matter and unravelling the forces between them, understanding the working of conductors and semiconductors, discovering and explaining macroscopic quantum effects (superconductivity, superfluidity, quantum Hall effect), developing novel experimental techniques like the Geiger counter and particle accelerators, building revolutionary applications like the transistor and the laser, and observing astonishing features of our cosmos (expanding universe, cosmic background radiation). The text is intended for easy reading. Occasionally, a more thorough discussion of experimental set-ups and theoretical concepts is presented in special boxes for readers interested in more detail. Episodes contain extensive references to biographies and original scientific literature. The book is richly illustrated by about 600 portraits, photographs and figures.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Academic
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199544697
• ISBN 13: 9780199544691
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 516