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Télécharger le livre : Nico Bloembergen
Rob Herber
Nico Bloembergen
This biography is a personal portrait of one of the best-known Dutch physicists, Nicolaas Bloembergen. Born in 1920 in Dordrecht, Bloembergen studied physics in Utrecht, leaving after World War II for the United States, where he became an American citizen in 1958. At...
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Parution : 2019-11-25
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Télécharger le livre : On the Waves of a Pulsating World
Vladimir Babitsky , Alex Gruzenberg
On the Waves of a Pulsating World
Vladimir Babitsky was born before the Second World War and migrated West after Perestroika. The theory of vibro-impact systems that he developed helped create the world’s safest jackhammer and other record-breaking machines. The author has lived through a...
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Parution : 2019-11-13
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Télécharger le livre : Obsessed by a Dream
Aashild Sørheim , Frank Stewart
Obsessed by a Dream
This Open Access biography chronicles the life and achievements of the Norwegian engineer and physicist Rolf Widerøe. Readers who meet him in the pages of this book will wonder why he isn't better known. The first of Widerøe's many pioneering contributions in the...
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Parution : 2019-11-05
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Télécharger le livre : David Bohm
Olival Freire Junior
David Bohm
This authoritative biography addresses the life and work of the quantum physicist David Bohm. Although quantum physics is considered the soundest physical theory, its strange and paradoxical features have challenged - and continue to challenge - even the brightest...
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Parution : 2019-09-05
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Télécharger le livre : Edith and Florence Stoney, Sisters in Radiology
Francis Duck , Francis Duck , Adrian Thomas
Edith and Florence Stoney, Sisters in Radiology
This book explores the lives and achievements of two Irish sisters, Edith and Florence Stoney, who pioneered the use of new electromedical technologies, especially X-rays but also ultraviolet radiation and diathermy. In addition, the narrative follows several...
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Parution : 2019-07-01
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Télécharger le livre : Pietro Blaserna and the Birth of the Institute of Physics in Rome
Miriam Focaccia
Pietro Blaserna and the Birth of the Institute of Physics in Rome
This book draws upon a wealth of archival material to present the life and achievements of Pietro Blaserna, a “gentleman scientist” whose greatest legacy is considered to be the Institute of Physics on the Via Panisperna in Rome, of which he was the creator and first...
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Parution : 2019-04-30
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Télécharger le livre : Imperial Biologists
Hideo Mohri , Yoko Kawazoe , Hideo Mohri
Imperial Biologists
This book sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Imperial family of Japan: For three generations, members of the family have devoted themselves to biological research. Emperor Showa (Hirohito) was an expert on hydrozoans and slime molds. His son, Emperor Akihito,...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-03-26
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Télécharger le livre : Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Annemarie De Knecht-Van Eekelen , Gerd Rosenbusch
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
This book, which will appeal to all with an interest in the history of radiology and physics, casts new light on the life and career of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, showing how his personality was shaped by his youth in the Netherlands and his teachers in Switzerland. Beyond...
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Parution : 2019-03-20
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Télécharger le livre : Ludwig Prandtl
Michael Eckert , David Tigwell
Ludwig Prandtl
This is a comprehensive biography of Ludwig Prandtl (1875-1953), the father of modern aerodynamics. His name is associated most famously with the boundary layer concept, but also with several other topics in 20th century fluid mechanics, particularly turbulence...
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Parution : 2019-02-25
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Télécharger le livre : Einstein and Heisenberg
Konrad Kleinknecht
Einstein and Heisenberg
This is a fascinating account of two great scientists of the 20th century: Einstein and Heisenberg, discoverers, respectively, of the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. It connects the history of modern physics to the life stories of these two extraordinary...
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Parution : 2019-02-13
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Télécharger le livre : Judicial Independence
Carl Baudenbacher
Judicial Independence
This book is about law, but it is not a law book. It is aimed at all interested contemporaries, lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Richly seasoned with personal memories and anecdotes, it offers unique insights into how European courts actually work. It is generally...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-01-30
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Télécharger le livre : The Advent of Universal Protection of Human Rights
Bertrand Ramcharan
The Advent of Universal Protection of Human Rights
This biography tells the story of Theo van Boven’s dynamic and courageous leadership to develop UN protection. Van Boven has been a life-long scholar and practitioner of human rights. He served in the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented The Netherlands in the...
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Parution : 2018-11-21
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Télécharger le livre : Marcel Grossmann
William D. Brewer , Claudia Graf-Grossmann
Marcel Grossmann
Zurich, summer 1912. Albert Einstein has just returned from Prague to the city on the Limmat. He sends a plea for help to his former fellow student, the mathematician Marcel Grossmann (1878-1936), for he is in need of assistance with the mathematical calculations of his...
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Parution : 2018-06-08
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Télécharger le livre : The Life, Science and Times of Lev Vasilevich Shubnikov
L. J. Reinders
The Life, Science and Times of Lev Vasilevich Shubnikov
This book describes the life, times and science of the Soviet physicist Lev Vasilevich Shubnikov (1901-1937).  From 1926 to 1930 Shubnikov worked in Leiden where he was the co-discoverer of the Shubnikov-De Haas effect. After his return to the Soviet Union he...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-02-27
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Télécharger le livre : The Laser Inventor
Theodore H. Maiman
The Laser Inventor
In these engaging memoirs of a maverick, Theodore H. Maiman describes the life events leading to his invention of the laser in 1960. Maiman succeeded using his expertise in physics and engineering along with an ingenious and elegant design not anticipated by others. His...
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Parution : 2017-12-21
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Télécharger le livre : Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Gabriella Bernardi
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
This book offers a fascinating account of the life and scientific achievements of Giovanni Domenico Cassini, or Cassini I, the most famous astronomer of his time, who is remembered today especially for his observations of the rings and satellites of Saturn and his...
Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-10-14
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Télécharger le livre : The Life of José María Sobral
Mary R. Tahan
The Life of José María Sobral
Featuring the previously unpublished diary of José María Sobral, Under-Lieutenant of the Argentine Navy, this book provides insight on his life and his participation in Otto Nordenskjöld's Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1903.This biography highlights Sobral's...
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Parution : 2017-10-04
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Télécharger le livre : Meghnad Saha
Pramod V. Naik
Meghnad Saha
This biography is a short yet comprehensive overview of the life of Meghnad Saha, the mastermind behind the frequently used Saha equations and a strong contributor to the foundation of science in India. The author explores the lesser known details behind the man who...
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Parution : 2017-09-14
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Télécharger le livre : Harmonies of Disorder
Leone Montagnini
Harmonies of Disorder
This book presents the entire body of thought of Norbert Wiener (1894–1964), knowledge of which is essential if one wishes to understand and correctly interpret the age in which we live. The focus is in particular on the philosophical and sociological aspects of...
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Parution : 2017-08-19
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Télécharger le livre : Breathing on the Roof of the World
John B. West
Breathing on the Roof of the World
This book is an informal autobiography by John West MD PhD. He obtained his medical degree in Adelaide, Australia and then spent 15 years mainly at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital in London where he, with others, used radioactive...
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Parution : 2017-06-27
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