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Ten Physicists who Transformed our Understanding of Reality (Paperback)
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Ten Physicists who Transformed our Understanding of Reality (Paperback)
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Acclaimed popular-science writer Brian Clegg and popular TV and
radio astronomer Rhodri Evans give us a Top Ten list of physicists
as the central theme to build an exploration of the most exciting
breakthroughs in physics, looking not just at the science, but also
the fascinating lives of the scientists themselves. The Top Ten
are: 1.Isaac Newton (1642-1727) 2.Niels Bohr (1885-1962) 3.Galileo
Galilei (1564-1642) 4.Albert Einstein (1879-1955) 5.James Clerk
Maxwell (1831-1879) 6.Michael Faraday (1791-1867) 7.Marie Curie
(1867-1934) 8.Richard Feynman (1918-1988) 9.Ernest Rutherford
(1871-1937) 10.Paul Dirac (1902-1984) Each of these figures has
made a huge contribution to physics. Some are household names,
others more of a mystery, but in each case there is an opportunity
to combine a better understanding of the way that each of them has
advanced our knowledge of the universe with an exploration of their
often unusual, always interesting lives. Whether we are with Curie,
patiently sorting through tons of pitchblende to isolate radium or
feeling Bohr's frustration as once again Einstein attempts to
undermine quantum theory, the combination of science and biography
humanizes these great figures of history and makes the Physics
itself more accessible. In exploring the way the list has been
built the authors also put physics in its place amongst the
sciences and show how it combines an exploration of the deepest and
most profound questions about life and the universe with practical
applications that have transformed our lives. The book is
structured chronologically, allowing readers to follow the
development of scientific knowledge over more than 400 years,
showing clearly how this key group of individuals has fundamentally
altered our understanding of the world around us.
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