A passion for discovery /

A passion for discovery /

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Author / Creator:	Freund, Peter G. O. (Peter George Oliver), 1936-
Imprint:	New Jersey : World Scientific, 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 221 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Physicists -- Anecdotes. Mathematicians -- Anecdotes. Mathematicians. Physicists. Electronic books. Anecdotes.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11170202

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ISBN:	9789812772152 9812772154 1281911941 9781281911940 9789812706461 9812706461 9812772146 9789812772145
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-210) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"This book assembles human stories about physicists and mathematicians. Remarkably, these stories cluster around some general themes having to do with the interaction between scientists, and with the impact of historic events such as the advent of fascism and communism in the twentieth century - on scientists' behavior. Briefly, but lucidly, some of the beautiful science that brought these scientists together in the first place is explained."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Freund, Peter G.O. (Peter George Oliver), 1936- Passion for discovery. New Jersey : World Scientific, 2007 9789812706461
Standard no.:	9786611911942

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Summary:	This fascinating book assembles human stories about physicists and mathematicians. Remarkably, these stories cluster around some general themes having to do with the interaction between scientists, and with the impact of historic events -- such as the advent of fascism and communism in the twentieth century -- on scientists' behavior. Briefly, but lucidly, some of the beautiful science that brought these scientists together in the first place is explained.Author's webpage: freund9.googlepages.com/peterfreundwritings.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 221 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-210) and index.
ISBN:	9789812772152 9812772154 1281911941 9781281911940 9789812706461 9812706461 9812772146 9789812772145