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Heisenberg probably slept here : the lives, times, and ideas of the great physicists of the 20th century / Richard P. Brennan.

Van Pelt Library QC15 .B74 1997
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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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