About Science, Myself and Others
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
075030992X
ISBN-13
9780750309929
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Institute of Physics Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 31st, 2004
Print length
560 Pages
Weight
975 grams
Product Classification:
Popular science
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Written by a co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics, this work offers insight into modern physics and looks into the author's own life and views on physics and beyond. It also reviews some of the key problems in contemporary physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, and presents articles on the lives and works of several prominent physicists.
In About Science, Myself and Others, Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics and Editor of the review journal Physics-Uspekhi, provides an insight into modern physics, the lives and works of other prominent physicists he has known, and insight into his own life and views on physics and beyond.
Divided into three parts, the book starts with a review of the key problems in contemporary physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, examining their historical development and why they pose such a challenge to today''s physicists and for society. Part One also includes details of some of Professor Ginzburg''s work, including superconductivity and superfluidity. Part Two encompasses several articles on the lives and works of several prominent physicists, including the author. The third part is a collection of articles that provide a personal view of the author, describing his personal views and recollections on a range of wider topics.
Taken together, this collection of articles creates an enjoyable review of physics, its philosophy, and key players in its modern development in the 20th Century. Undoubtedly, it will be an enjoyable read for professional physicists and non-scientists alike.
Divided into three parts, the book starts with a review of the key problems in contemporary physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, examining their historical development and why they pose such a challenge to today''s physicists and for society. Part One also includes details of some of Professor Ginzburg''s work, including superconductivity and superfluidity. Part Two encompasses several articles on the lives and works of several prominent physicists, including the author. The third part is a collection of articles that provide a personal view of the author, describing his personal views and recollections on a range of wider topics.
Taken together, this collection of articles creates an enjoyable review of physics, its philosophy, and key players in its modern development in the 20th Century. Undoubtedly, it will be an enjoyable read for professional physicists and non-scientists alike.
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