The Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein Paperback - 1988
by George Gamow
Unlike many books on physics which focus entirely on fact and theory with little or no historic detail, this work incorporates fascinating personal and biographical data about the great physicists past and present. Each chapter is centered around a single great figure or, at most, two, with other physicists of the era and their contributions forming a background. 128 figures & 8 halftone plates. Index.
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"This book is Gamow at his best, which means the very best in science for the layman."--Library Journal
Widely recognized as one of the twentieth century's foremost physicists, George Gamow was also an unusually capable popularizer of science. His talents are vividly revealed in this exciting and penetrating explanation of how the central laws of physical science evolved--from Pythagoras' discovery of frequency ratios in the sixth century B.C. to today's research on elementary particles.
Unlike many books on physics which focus entirely on fact and theory with little or no historic detail, this volume incorporates fascinating personal and biographical data about the great physicists of past and present. Thus Dr. Gamow discusses on an equal basis the trial of Galileo and his discovery of the basic laws of mechanics and offers personal recollections of Niels Bohr along with a detailed discussion of Bohr's atomic model. You'll also find revealing glimpses of Newton, Huygens, Heisenberg, Pauli, Einstein, and many other immortals of science.
Each chapter focuses on a single great figure, or at most two, with other physicists of the era and their contributions forming a background. Major topics include the dawn of physics, the Dark Ages and the Renaissance, Newtonian physics, heat as energy, electricity, the relativistic revolution, quantum theory, and the atomic nucleus and elementary particles.
As Dr. Gamow points out in the Preface, the aim of this book is to give the reader the feeling of what physics is, and what kind of people physicists are. This delightfully informal approach, combined with the book's clear, easy-to-follow explanations, will especially appeal to young readers but will stimulate and entertain science enthusiasts of all ages.
"The whole thing is a tour de force covering all the important landmarks."--Guardian
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- Title The Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein
- Author George Gamow
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dover Publications, New York
- Publication date 1988-10
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780486257679 / 0486257673
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.51 x 5.46 x 0.68 in (21.62 x 13.87 x 1.73 cm)
- Reading level 1470
- Category Biography / Autobiography
- Library of Congress subjects Physicists, Physics - History
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 88017677
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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