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Author:

Pais, Abraham, 1918-

Title:

The genius of science : a portrait gallery / Abraham Pais.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

356 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Scientists--Biography.
Science--History--20th century.
Physicists--Biography.
Scientifiques--Biographies.
Sciences--Histoire--20e siècle.
História da ciência.
Cientistas.
Natuurkundigen.
Biografieën (vorm)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I -- lntroduction I -- I Niels Bohr 6 -- 2 Max Born 30 -- 3 Paul Dirac 48 -- 4 Albert Einstein 78 -- 5 Mitchell Feigenbaum 84 -- 6 Res Jost 106 -- 7 Oskar Klein 122 -- 8 Hendrik Kramers 148 -- 9 Tsung Dao ee and Chen Ning Yang 172 -- Lo John Von Neumann 184 -- 1l Wolfgang Pauli 210 -- 12 Isidor 1. Rabi 264 -- 13 Robert Serber 280 -- 14 George Uhlenbeck 288 -- 15 Viktor Weisskopf 326 -- 16 Eugene Wigner 330 -- Onomasticon 353.

ISBN:

9780198506140 (hbk)
0198506147 (hbk)

LCCN:

99046603

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PHAX277 -- Graceland University - Frederick Madison Smith Library (Lamoni)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)