The Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein Revised Edition Contributor(s): Gamow, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486257673 ISBN-13: 9780486257679 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1988 Annotation: Unlike many books on physics which focus entirely on fact and theory with little or no historic detail, this work incorporates fascinating personal and biographical data about the great physicists past and present. Each chapter is centered around a single great figure or, at most, two, with other physicists of the era and their contributions forming a background. 128 figures & 8 halftone plates. Index. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Science | History |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 88017677 |
Lexile Measure: 1470 |
Series: Biography of Physics |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.46" W x 8.51" (0.85 lbs) 368 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book is Gamow at his best, which means the very best in science for the layman. -- Library Journal |