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Born-Einstein Letters, 1916-1955
Friendship, Politics and Physics in Uncertain Times, Macmillan Science
ISBN/EAN: 9781403944962
Umbreit-Nr.: 9049099
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: xxxviii, 238 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 20.12.2004
Auflage: 1/2004
- Zusatztext
- A classic collection of correspondence between two Nobel Prize winners, The Born-Einstein Letters, is also highly topical: scientists continue to struggle with quantum physics, their role in wartime and the public's misunderstanding.
- Kurztext
- The UN has declared 2005 The International Year of Physics to celebrate the centenary of Einstein's seminal discoveries. Conferences, events and media features worldwide will focus on Einstein's life and workThe letters reveals the human side of epoch-making scienceIntroduction by Werner Heisenberg (inventor of the atom bomb), Foreword by Bertrand Russell, as well as a New Preface by Kip Thorne and Diana Buchwald
- Autorenportrait
- Diana Buchwald Associate Professor of History, California Institute of Technology, USA Werner Heisenberg Betrand Russell Kip Thorne Professor of Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology, USA