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Book Synopsis Candid Science VI by : István Hargittai
Download or read book Candid Science VI written by István Hargittai and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2006-10-23 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Candid Science VI concludes the series by narrating the conversations with famous scientists from the biomedical sciences, chemistry, and physics. There are 31 Nobel laureates and 11 other luminaries among them. The scientists are in the field of biomedical sciences, chemistry and physics. Contents: Francis H C CrickSydney BrennerMatthew MeselsonPaul M NurseRichard Timothy HuntSeymour BenzerChristiane Nüsslein-VolhardWerner ArberDavid BaltimoreJ Michael BishopHarold E VarmusPeter MansfieldAvram HershkoAaron CiechanoverIrwin RoseAlexander VarshavskyOsamu HayaishiAda YonathIsabella KarleJerome KarleYuan Tseh LeeDarleane C HoffmanRichard L GarwinDonald A GlaserNicholas KurtiHerbert KroemerJames W CroninWolfgang H PanofskyBurton RichterSamuel Chao Chung TingMartin L PerlCarlo RubbiaSimon van der MeerDouglas D OsheroffJack SteinbergerMasatoshi KoshibaRiccardo GiacconiBrian D JosephsonIvar GiaeverVitaly L GinzburgDavid J GrossFrank Wilczek Readership: General readers and scientists. Keywords:Nobel Prize;Famous ScientistsReviews:“Relaxed, doubtless, by the deadpan Hargittai sense of humour, these scientists are remarkably revealing about the freedoms and constraints of later 20th century science. Candid science VI weighs 1.7kg, but is difficult to put down.”Chemistry World
Book Synopsis Candid Science VI by : Istv n Hargittai
Download or read book Candid Science VI written by Istv n Hargittai and published by Imperial College Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Candid Science VI concludes the series by narrating the conversations with famous scientists from the biomedical sciences, chemistry, and physics. There are 31 Nobel laureates and 11 other luminaries among them. The scientists are in the field of biomedical sciences, chemistry and physics.
Book Synopsis Women Scientists by : Magdolna Hargittai
Download or read book Women Scientists written by Magdolna Hargittai and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magdolna Hargittai uses over fifteen years of in-depth conversation with female physicists, chemists, biomedical researchers, and other scientists to form cohesive ideas on the state of the modern female scientist. The compilation, based on sixty conversations, examines unique challenges that women with serious scientific aspirations face. In addition to addressing challenges and the unjustifiable underrepresentation of women at the higher levels of academia, Hargittai takes a balanced approach by discussing how some of the most successful of these women have managed to obtain professional success and personal happiness. Women Scientists portrays scientists from different backgrounds, different geographical regions-eighteen countries from four continents-and leaders from a variety of professional backgrounds, including eight Nobel laureate women. The book is divided into three sections: "Husband and Wife Teams," "Women at the Top," and "In High Positions." Hargittai uses her own experience to introduce her first section on the lives of prominent scientific couples and addresses the joys and disadvantages of husband and wife teams. The second section is a comprehensive exploration of the struggles and triumphs of "women at the top." Hargittai introduces women from countries where relatively little has been written about female scientists. The final section focuses on women scientists involved with science administration and leadership. Hargittai's biographical sketches role models for budding scientists. The book is a much needed account of female presence and influence in the sciences.
Book Synopsis The Martians of Science by : István Hargittai
Download or read book The Martians of Science written by István Hargittai and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If science has the equivalent of a Bloomsbury group, it is the five men born at the turn of the twentieth century in Budapest: Theodore von Kármán, Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner, John von Neumann, and Edward Teller. From Hungary to Germany to the United States, they remained friends and continued to work together and influence each other throughout their lives. As a result, their work was integral to some of the most important scientific and political developments of the twentieth century. István Hargittai tells the story of this remarkable group: Wigner won a Nobel Prize in theoretical physics; Szilard was the first to see that a chain reaction based on neutrons was possible, initiated the Manhattan Project, but left physics to try to restrict nuclear arms; von Neumann could solve difficult problems in his head and developed the modern computer for more complex problems; von Kármán became the first director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, providing the scientific basis for the U.S. Air Force; and Teller was the father of the hydrogen bomb, whose name is now synonymous with the controversial "Star Wars" initiative of the 1980s. Each was fiercely opinionated, politically active, and fought against all forms of totalitarianism. Hargittai, as a young Hungarian physical chemist, was able to get to know some of these great men in their later years, and the depth of information and human interest in The Martians of Science is the result of his personal relationships with the subjects, their families, and their contemporaries.
Book Synopsis New York Scientific by : István Hargittai
Download or read book New York Scientific written by István Hargittai and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the reader to the visible memorabilia of science and scientists in all the five boroughs of New York City - statues, busts, plaques, buildings, and other artifacts. In addition, it extends to some scientists and institutions currently operating in the city. New York has been known as a world center of commerce, finance, communications, transportation, and culture, but it also is a world center in science. The city is home to renowned universities and research laboratories, a museum of natural history and other museums related to science, a science academy, historical societies, botanical gardens and zoos, libraries, and a Hall of Science as well as a large number of world-renowned scientists. The book pays special attention to the role of this city in welcoming persecuted scientists and letting African-American and women scientists thrive. The book is presented in an informative and entertaining way, dotted with scientific gossip and anecdotes, and can be enjoyed even without the reader's actual presence in the city. Over eight hundred photographs illustrate the book. They may induce the reader to make their own discoveries in New York.
Book Synopsis Culture of Chemistry by : Balazs Hargittai
Download or read book Culture of Chemistry written by Balazs Hargittai and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes specially selected articles that previously appeared in The Chemical Intelligencer magazine published (1995-2000). Excerpts of these Editor's choice chapters chronicle the culture and history of chemistry, featuring great chemists and discoverers. Contributors from among the best-known authors of the chemistry community, including numerous Nobel laureates. Features behind the scenes stories about pivotal discoveries, intricacies of laboratory life and interactions among scientists, favorite recipes of renowned researchers, life histories and anecdotes. Chapters detail the human side of science but also present scientific information communicated in an easy-to-perceive and entertaining way. This unique book is not only aimed at chemists but individuals who are interested in the cultural aspects of our science.
Book Synopsis Science In Moscow: Memorials Of A Research Empire by : Hargittai Magdolna
Download or read book Science In Moscow: Memorials Of A Research Empire written by Hargittai Magdolna and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moscow is the center of science and higher education of Russia and is also an international hub of science. There have been milestone achievements of science in Russia (and the Soviet Union), especially in the areas of physics, chemistry, mathematics, the conquest of space, various technologies and medicine. However, the scientists and inventors often created in isolation and have become less known than their discoveries would justify. At the same time, there is no other city in the world that has so many memorials honoring scientists as Moscow. There is a caveat in that political considerations have often influenced who was remembered and who was not. This book presents statues, memorial plaques, and historical buildings. Not only celebrated excellences are mentioned, but also some of the greats that perished during the years of terror. The book is full of human drama and 750 photos illustrate the narrative. Science in Moscow follows Budapest Scientific and New York Scientific and is the third in the series about memorials of scientists in great cities of the world.
Download or read book Buried Glory written by Istvan Hargittai and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronicle of the lives of twelve notable and celebrated Soviet scientists from the Cold War era, a time of great scientific achievement in the USSR.
Book Synopsis Drive and Curiosity by : Istvan Hargittai
Download or read book Drive and Curiosity written by Istvan Hargittai and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What motivates those few scientists who rise above their peers to achieve breakthrough discoveries? This book examines the careers of fifteen eminent scientists who achieved some of the most notable discoveries of the past century, providing an insider’s perspective on the history of twentieth century science based on these engaging personality profiles. They include: • Dan Shechtman, the 2011 Nobel laureate and discoverer of quasicrystals; • James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate and codiscoverer of the double helix structure of DNA; • Linus Pauling, the Nobel laureate remembered most for his work on the structure of proteins; • Edward Teller, a giant of the 20th century who accomplished breakthroughs in understanding of nuclear fusion; • George Gamow, a pioneering scientist who devised the initially ridiculed and now accepted Big Bang. In each case, the author has uncovered a singular personality characteristic, motivational factor, or circumstance that, in addition to their extraordinary drive and curiosity, led these scientists to make outstanding contributions. For example, Gertrude B. Elion, who discovered drugs that saved millions of lives, was motivated to find new medications after the deaths of her grandfather and later her fiancé. F. Sherwood Rowland, who stumbled upon the environmental harm caused by chlorofluorocarbons, eventually felt a moral imperative to become an environmental activist. Rosalyn Yalow, the codiscoverer of the radioimmunoassay always felt she had to prove herself in the face of prejudice against her as a woman. These and many more fascinating revelations make this a must-read for everyone who wants to know what traits and circumstances contribute to a person’s becoming the scientist who makes the big breakthrough.
Book Synopsis Judging Edward Teller by : Istvan Hargittai
Download or read book Judging Edward Teller written by Istvan Hargittai and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-12-31 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A personal acquaintance of Teller's presents the definitive, balanced portrait of the scientist against the backdrop of a turbulent period of history, and reveals the contradictory nature of this complex man in all his strengths, flaws, and brilliance.
Book Synopsis Brilliance in Exile by : István Hargittai
Download or read book Brilliance in Exile written by István Hargittai and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By addressing the enigma of the exceptional success of Hungarian emigrant scientists and telling their life stories, Brilliance in Exile combines scholarly analysis with fascinating portrayals of uncommon personalities. István and Balazs Hargittai discuss the conditions that led to five different waves of emigration of scientists from the early twentieth century to the present. Although these exodes were driven by a broad variety of personal motivations, the attraction of an open society with inclusiveness, tolerance, and – needless to say – better circumstances for working and living, was the chief force drawing them abroad. While emigration from East to West is a general phenomenon, this book explains why and how the emigration of Hungarian scientists is distinctive. The high number of Nobel Prizes among this group is only one indicator. Multicultural tolerance, a quickly emerging, considerably Jewish, urban middle class, and a very effective secondary school system were positive legacies of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Multiple generations, shaped by these conditions, suffered from the increasingly exclusionist, intolerant, antisemitic, and economically stagnating environment, and chose to go elsewhere. “I would rather have roots than wings, but if I cannot have roots, I shall use wings," explained Leo Szilard, one of the fathers of the Atom Bomb.
Download or read book Great Minds written by Balazs Hargittai and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 1990s and the 2000s, Istvan, Balazs, and Magdolna Hargittai conducted hundreds of interviews with leading scientists in physics, chemistry, materials, and biomedical research. These interviews appeared in a variety of publications, including Chemical Intelligencer, Mathematical Intelligencer, and Chemical Heritage. In four-thousand pages of interviews, the Hargittais had conversations with over a hundred Nobel laureates, along with many other top minds and personalities in various scientific fields. Now, in a single volume, the Hargittais have gathered the best and most notable moments of these interviews, creating a survey of the past, present, and future of science, as told by some of the most influential members of many scientific disciplines. Figures like James D. Watson, Francis Crick, and Glenn T. Seaborg share their thoughts in these pages, in a collection that includes 68 Nobel Laureates. Without exaggeration, their backgrounds come from all over the globe: scientists from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan are featured. These interviews discuss many of the most prominent debates and issues in today's scientific climate. Great Minds is a synthesis of scientific thought, as told by some of the most notable scientists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Author :István Hargittai Publisher :World Scientific Publishing Company ISBN 13 :9781860942884 Total Pages :604 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (428 download)
Book Synopsis Candid Science II by : István Hargittai
Download or read book Candid Science II written by István Hargittai and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable book contains 36 interviews, including 26 with Nobel laureates. It presents a cross-section of biomedical science, a field that has been dominant in science for the past half century. The in-depth conversations cover important research areas and discoveries, as well as the roads to these discoveries, including aspects of the scientists' work that never saw publication. They also bring out the humanness of the famous scientists - the reader learns about their backgrounds, aspirations, failings, and triumphs. The book is illustrated with snapshots of the conversations and photos provided by the interviewees. It is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Candid Science: Conversations with Famous Chemists, by the same author.
Book Synopsis Candid Science II by : István Hargittai
Download or read book Candid Science II written by István Hargittai and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2002-03-15 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable book contains 36 interviews, including 26 with Nobel laureates. It presents a cross-section of biomedical science, a field that has been dominant in science for the past half century. The in-depth conversations cover important research areas and discoveries, as well as the roads to these discoveries, including aspects of the scientists' work that never saw publication. They also bring out the humanness of the famous scientists — the reader learns about their backgrounds, aspirations, failings, and triumphs. The book is illustrated with snapshots of the conversations and photos provided by the interviewees. It is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Candid Science: Conversations with Famous Chemists, by the same author. Contents: James D WatsonMaclyn McCartyJoshua LederbergArthur KornbergFrederick SangerFrançois JacobWalter Gilbert Benno Müller-HillMarshall W NirenbergDaniel NathansPaul Berg Kary B MullisGerald M EdelmanCésar MilsteinAlfred G GilmanGünter BlobelGeorge K RaddaMax F PerutzRichard HendersonAaron KlugJohn T FinchSidney AltmanEdward B LewisRita Levi-MontalciniLars ErnsterTorvard C LaurentGeorge KleinD Carleton GajdusekCharles WeissmannFrederick C RobbinsRosalyn YalowJames W BlackK Sune D BergströmJohn R VaneSalvador MoncadaRobert F Furchgott Readership: Biomedical scientists, biochemists, and general readers. Reviews:“The book is easy to read … Overall, they give an accurate flavor of biomedical research …”Choice “The present selection of interviews gives a cross section covering a broad range of topics, personalities, and circumstances of recording. I agree with Hargittai's evaluation and heartily recommend his book, suitable for both complete reading or browsing, to biomedical scientists, biochemists, chemists, historians of chemistry and or science, and general readers interested in the 'inside story' of the workings of 20th-century science.”The Chemical Educator “I heartily recommend this book, suitable for both complete reading or browsing, to biomedical scientists, biochemists, chemists, historians of chemistry and of science generally, and general readers interested in the 'inside story' of the workings of 20th-century science.”Chemical Heritage
Book Synopsis Candid Science III by : István Hargittai
Download or read book Candid Science III written by István Hargittai and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2003-03-21 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this invaluable book, 36 famous chemists, including 18 Nobel laureates, tell the reader about their lives in science, the beginnings of their careers, their aspirations, and their hardships and triumphs. The reader will learn about their seminal discoveries, and the conversations in the book bring out the humanity of these great scientists. Highlighted in the stories are the discovery of new elements and compounds, the VSEPR model, computational chemistry, organic synthesis, natural products, polysaccharides, supramolecular chemistry, peptide synthesis, combinatorial chemistry, X-ray crystallography, the reaction mechanism and kinetics, electron transfer in small and large systems, non-equilibrium systems, oscillating reactions, atmospheric chemistry, chirality, and the history of chemistry. Contents: Glenn T SeaborgWilliam N LipscombNeil BartlettRonald J GillespieLawrence S BartellPaul von Rague SchleyerAlbert EschenmoserGilbert StorkEndre A BalazsAlfred BaderJacquelin K BartonAd BaxDonald J CramJean-Marie LehnBruce MerrifieldArpad FurkaGuy OurissonMildred CohnPaul D BoyerJohn E WalkerHerbert A HauptmanJack D DunitzHartmut MichelJohann DeisenhoferRobert HuberManfred EigenJohn C PolanyiDudley R HerschbachHenry TaubeRudolph A MarcusIlya PrigogineAnatol M ZhabotinskyRichard N ZarePaul J CrutzenReiko KurodaStephen Mason Readership: Chemists and other scientists. Keywords:Chemistry;Nobel Prize;History of Chemistry;Famous ChemistsReviews:“This book makes interesting light reading, especially for chemists who have watched the field develop over the past 30 to 60 years … it makes a worthwhile contribution to the oral history of science, and I recommend it for both libraries and individuals.”Nature “István Hargittai's interviews with eminent scientists are a lively and important way of entering the minds of prominent chemists … this makes a wonderful bedside book that attractively opens up a gallery of people, and a window onto the development of science.”Chemistry & Industry “I have come back to these interviews time after time after my first read through. It's always inspiring to read about people who are good at what they do. To paraphrase Jack Dunitz, if you want value for your money in a predictable way, I think Hargittai's book is a good value. I strongly recommend it.”Southwest Retort “Hargittai has done a superb job in selecting both chemical topics and appropriate interview subjects who know the topics first-hand … Candid Science III is an interesting source of information on both current and recent chemistry and its practitioners, from a first-hand perspective of those practitioners. It also promises to be a valuable sourcebook for historians of the chemistry of this time.”The Alchemist, The ChemWeb Magazine “I recommend this useful volume, suitable for complete reading or browsing, not only to historians of chemistry and science but also to practicing chemists and students, who will benefit from these inspiring stories by some of chemistry's most eminent contributors.”Chemical Heritage “I recommend this handy volume, admirably suited for complete reading or browsing, not only to historians of chemistry and of science but also to practicing scientists, especially beginning ones, as well as to students, who will surely benefit from these inspiring stories by some of chemistry's leading luminaries.”The Chemical Educator
Book Synopsis History, Essays, Orations, and Other Documents of the Sixth General Conference of the Evangelical Alliance by : Evangelical Alliance. Conference
Download or read book History, Essays, Orations, and Other Documents of the Sixth General Conference of the Evangelical Alliance written by Evangelical Alliance. Conference and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The DNA Doctor by : István Hargittai
Download or read book The DNA Doctor written by István Hargittai and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three in-depth conversations with the Nobel laureate co-discoverer of the double helix and the first director of the Human Genome Project cover a wide range of topics, including progress in science; the scientist's role in modern life; women in science; scientific ethics; terrorism; religion; multiculturalism; and how genetics may improve human lives. Reflections by further illustrious contributors to the scientific revolution and the author's commentaries provide a glimpse into the thinking of scientists who largely determine the progress of humankind in our time.
