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The Man Who Changed Everythingby Basil Mahon
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2005; US$ 29.95This is the first biography in twenty years of James Clerk Maxwell, one of the greatest scientists of our time and yet a man relatively unknown to the wider public. Approaching science with a freshness unbound by convention or previous expectations, he produced some of the most original scientific thinking of the nineteenth century — and his discoveries went on to shape the twentieth century. more...
Einsteinby Walter Isaacson
Simon & Schuster 2007; US$ 14.99By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin , this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein, this book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk -- a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate -- became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His... more...
Nevill Mottby E. A. Davis
CRC Press 1998; US$ 59.95A tribute to the life and work of Nobel Laureate, Sir Nevill Mott. Over 80 friends and associates have contributed their memoirs to this book, full of anecdotes and appreciations for a colossus of modern physics. more...
Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Einsteinby Gary F. Moring; Thomas Weber
Alpha Books 1999; US$ 9.99Featuring a fascinating exploration of Einstein's theories, this volume also looks at Einstein's tumultuous life, which included two failed marriages and a longtime commitment to pacifism, Zionism, and Communism. more...
J.J. Thompson And The Discovery Of The Electronby E.A. Davis; Isabel Falconer
CRC Press 1997; US$ 54.95This historical survey of the discovery of the electron has been published to coincide with the centenary of the discovery. The text maps the life and achievements of J.J. Thomson, with particular focus on his ideas and experiments leading to the discovery. more...
Gender and Boyle's Law of Gasesby Elizabeth Potter
Indiana University Press 2001; US$ 15.15Gender and Boyle's Law of Gases Elizabeth Potter Re-examines the assumptions and experimental evidence behind Boyle's Law. Boyle's Law, which describes the relation between the pressure and volume of a gas, was worked out by Robert Boyle in the mid-1600s. His experiments are still considered examples of good scientific work and continue to be studied along with their historical and intellectual contexts by philosophers, historians, and sociologists. Now there is controversy over whether Boyle's work was based only on experimental evidence or whether it was influenced by the politics and religious controversies... more...
Fundamentals of Gas Dynamicsby Robert D. Zucker; Oscar Biblarz
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 150.00Provides all necessary equations, tables, and charts as well as self tests. Included chapters cover reaction propulsion systems and real gas effects. Written and organized in a manner that makes it accessible for self learning. more...
Joy Of The Search For Knowledge, Theby C Y Wong; S Y Lo; J S I Lo
World Scientific 1999; US$ 27.30This invaluable collection of essays pays tribute to Dan Tsui, 1998 Nobel laureate in Physics. It paints a portrait of his outstanding personal attributes through the eyes of his friends and relatives. In addition, it provides a record of the environment which accompanied him in his search for knowledge. This book, capturing Dan Tsui's experience and joy of the search for knowledge, will inspire scholars of all ages. more...
Zeldovichby R.A. Sunyaev
CRC Press 2004; US$ 119.95This multi-author volume presents remininiscences about Academician Ya.B. Zeldovich who was undoubtedly one of the greatest physicists and cosmologists of the twentieth century. more...
Feynman's Rainbowby Leonard Mlodinow
Warner Books 2003; US$ 9.99For a young physicist struggling to find his place in the world, the relationship that would most profoundly influence his life was with his mentor, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. more...