Heisenberg Probably Slept Here: Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Physicists of the Twentieth Century (Wiley Popular Science)

Heisenberg Probably Slept Here: Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Physicists of the Twentieth Century (Wiley Popular Science)

by RichardP.Brennan (Author)

Synopsis

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

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 274
Edition: New edition
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 01 Oct 1998

ISBN 10: 047129585X
ISBN 13: 9780471295853

Author Bio
RICHARD P. BRENNAN is a veteran science editor and a former consultant to Lockheed, the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the National Academy of Sciences. He is the author of the bestselling Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes, also from Wiley. Mr. Brennan lives in Palo Alto, California.