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Heisenberg probably slept here : the lives, times, and ideas of the great physicists of the 20th century / Richard P. Brennan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brennan, Richard P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physicists--Biography.
- Physicists.
- Physics--History--20th century.
- Physics.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Wiley, [1997]
- Summary:
- "Here is a book I wish I had when taking physics my senior year in high school!" -Book Report A lively illumination of modern physics' marquee players, featuring: * Albert Einstein * Max Planck * Ernest Rutherford * Niels Bohr * Werner Heisenberg * Richard Feynman * Murray Gell-Mann "Brennan has a knack for explaining difficult technicalities simply. His essays give a useful summary of twentieth-century science." -Financial Times "Highly recommended to expert and layperson alike." -Choice
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-267) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0471157090
- OCLC:
- 35331389
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