From Quanta To Quarks: More Anecdotal History Of Physics - Softcover

Capri, Anton Z

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9812709177 ISBN 13: 9789812709172

Verlag: Wspc, 2007

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Book by Anton Z Capri

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I found this to be an utterly engaging read: physics and physicists can be very funny indeed. The book is full of material that will be sure to enliven one's lectures. I heartily recommend the book to anyone with an interest in physics ... I dearly hope that Capri continues his collection of interesting anecdotes so that he will be able to provide a similar look at the next chapter of physics, whatever that might involve! --Mathematical Reviews

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This enlightening book, a sequel to QUIPS, QUOTES, AND QUANTA, helps readers to understand how physicists think about and look at the world. Starting with the discovery and investigation of cosmic rays, the book proceeds to cover some major areas of modern physics in laymen's terms. Unlike other books that deal with the history of physics, this volume concentrates on anecdotes about the physicists who created the new ideas, with a heavy emphasis on personal incidents and quotes. At the same time it presents, in every day language, the ideas created by these physicists. Both thematic and biographical in nature, readers will be entertained with humorous events in the lives of some famous scientists. Readers will also learn quite a lot about modern physics without the mathematical details, but with the important concepts intact.

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• Verlag: Wspc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 9812709177
• ISBN 13: 9789812709172
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 168