Candid science V [[electronic resource] ] : conversations with famous scientists / / Balazs Hargittai, István Hargittai
| Candid science V [[electronic resource] ] : conversations with famous scientists / / Balazs Hargittai, István Hargittai |
| Autore | Hargittai Balazs |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (712 p.) |
| Disciplina |
509/.2/2
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HargittaiIstván |
| Soggetto topico |
Scientists
Scientists - History - 20th century Mathematicians Mathematicians - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-86671-7
9786611866716 1-86094-684-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Preface; CONTENTS; H. S. M. (Donald) Coxeter; John H. Conway; Roger Penrose; Alan L. Mackay; Dan Shechtman; Charles H. Townes; Arthur L. Schawlow; Leon N Cooper; Alexei A. Abrikosov; Luis W. Alvarez; William H. Pickering; William A. Fowler; Vera C. Rubin; Neta A. Bahcall; Rudolf E. Peierls; Emilio G. Segre; Harold Agnew; Clarence E. Larson; Nelson J. Leonard; Princess Chulabhorn; Linus Pauling; Miklos Bodanszky; Melvin Calvin; Donald R. Huffman; Alan G. MacDiarmid; Alan J. Heeger; Jens Christian Skou; Paul C. Lauterbur; Gunther S. Stent; John E. Sulston; Renato Dulbecco
Baruch S. BlumbergArvid Carlsson; Oleh Hornykiewicz; Paul Greengard; Eric R. Kandel; Name Index; Cumulative Index of Interviewees |
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Candid science V [[electronic resource] ] : conversations with famous scientists / / Balazs Hargittai, István Hargittai
| Candid science V [[electronic resource] ] : conversations with famous scientists / / Balazs Hargittai, István Hargittai |
| Autore | Hargittai Balazs |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Imperial College Press |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (712 p.) |
| Disciplina |
509/.2/2
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HargittaiIstván |
| Soggetto topico |
Scientists
Scientists - History - 20th century Mathematicians Mathematicians - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-281-86671-7
9786611866716 1-86094-684-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Foreword; Preface; CONTENTS; H. S. M. (Donald) Coxeter; John H. Conway; Roger Penrose; Alan L. Mackay; Dan Shechtman; Charles H. Townes; Arthur L. Schawlow; Leon N Cooper; Alexei A. Abrikosov; Luis W. Alvarez; William H. Pickering; William A. Fowler; Vera C. Rubin; Neta A. Bahcall; Rudolf E. Peierls; Emilio G. Segre; Harold Agnew; Clarence E. Larson; Nelson J. Leonard; Princess Chulabhorn; Linus Pauling; Miklos Bodanszky; Melvin Calvin; Donald R. Huffman; Alan G. MacDiarmid; Alan J. Heeger; Jens Christian Skou; Paul C. Lauterbur; Gunther S. Stent; John E. Sulston; Renato Dulbecco
Baruch S. BlumbergArvid Carlsson; Oleh Hornykiewicz; Paul Greengard; Eric R. Kandel; Name Index; Cumulative Index of Interviewees |
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| London, : Imperial College Press | ||
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Science and Immortality : The Eloges of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1699-1791)
| Science and Immortality : The Eloges of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1699-1791) |
| Autore | Paul Charles B |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 pages) |
| Disciplina | 509/.2/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Eulogies
Science Scientists - France SCIENCE / History |
| ISBN |
9780520378476
9780520304048 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Science and Eulogy -- l: Form and Style -- 2: Attraction and Affinity: Fontenelle and Mairan -- 3: Generation and Taxonomy: The Secretaries' parti pris -- 4: Science and Utility: From Colbert to Franklin -- 5: Estate, Education, and Employment -- 6: Science and Morality: Ancient and Modern Sources -- Conclusion: The Moral Philosophers of Nature -- Appendix A: "Public" Éloges in the Chronological Order of Their Publication -- Appendix B: Condorcet's "Written" Éloges and Notices in the Alphabetical Order of Their Subjects -- Appendix C: "Public" Éloges in the Alphabetical Order of Their Subjects, by Class, with Their Dates of Publication -- Appendix D: Members of the Paris Academy of Sciences Not Eulogized between 1699 and 1791 -- Appendix E: Sources of the Éloges -- Appendix F: Three Sample Éloges -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Indexes. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910984645503321 |
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2018 | ||
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Springs of scientific creativity [[electronic resource] ] : essays on founders of modern science / / Rutherford Aris, H. Ted Davis, Roger H. Stuewer, editors
| Springs of scientific creativity [[electronic resource] ] : essays on founders of modern science / / Rutherford Aris, H. Ted Davis, Roger H. Stuewer, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509/.2/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ArisRutherford
DavisH. Ted (Howard Ted) StuewerRoger H |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics - History
Physicists Scientists Creative ability in science |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8166-5527-8
1-4356-0622-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Galileo and Early Experimentation; Chapter 2. Newton's Development of the Principia; Chapter 3. The Origins and Consequences of Certain of J. P. Joule's Scientific Ideas; Chapter 4. Maxwell's Scientific Creativity; Chapter 5. The Scientific Style of Josiah Willard Gibbs; Chapter 6. Principal Scientific Contributions of John William Strutt, Third Baron Rayleigh; Chapter 7. Elmer Sperry and Adrian Leverkühn: A Comparison of Creative Styles; Chapter 8. Walther Nernst and the Application of Physics to Chemistry
Chapter 9. Albert Einstein and the Creative Act: The Case of Special RelativityChapter 10. Erwin Schrödinger and the Descriptive Tradition; Chapter 11. Michael Polanyi's Creativity in Chemistry; Chapter 12. The Role of John von Neumann in the Computer Field; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452151003321 |
| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1983 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Springs of scientific creativity [[electronic resource] ] : essays on founders of modern science / / Rutherford Aris, H. Ted Davis, Roger H. Stuewer, editors
| Springs of scientific creativity [[electronic resource] ] : essays on founders of modern science / / Rutherford Aris, H. Ted Davis, Roger H. Stuewer, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509/.2/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ArisRutherford
DavisH. Ted (Howard Ted) StuewerRoger H |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics - History
Physicists Scientists Creative ability in science |
| ISBN |
0-8166-5527-8
1-4356-0622-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Galileo and Early Experimentation; Chapter 2. Newton's Development of the Principia; Chapter 3. The Origins and Consequences of Certain of J. P. Joule's Scientific Ideas; Chapter 4. Maxwell's Scientific Creativity; Chapter 5. The Scientific Style of Josiah Willard Gibbs; Chapter 6. Principal Scientific Contributions of John William Strutt, Third Baron Rayleigh; Chapter 7. Elmer Sperry and Adrian Leverkühn: A Comparison of Creative Styles; Chapter 8. Walther Nernst and the Application of Physics to Chemistry
Chapter 9. Albert Einstein and the Creative Act: The Case of Special RelativityChapter 10. Erwin Schrödinger and the Descriptive Tradition; Chapter 11. Michael Polanyi's Creativity in Chemistry; Chapter 12. The Role of John von Neumann in the Computer Field; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778400303321 |
| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1983 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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