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Personal And Scientific Reminiscences: Tributes To Ahmed Zewail

Author : Majed Chergui
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1786344378
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Personal And Scientific Reminiscences: Tributes To Ahmed Zewail written by Majed Chergui and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of wonderful tributes to the late Ahmed Zewail (1946-2016), considered the 'Father of Femtochemistry', a long-standing icon in the field of physical chemistry, and the father of ultrafast electron-based methods. The book contains testimonies by friends and relatives of Zewail and by outstanding scientists from around the world who worked or have been affiliated with the Nobel prizewinning professor. Each contribution describes the author's own unique experience and personal relationship with Zewail, and includes details of his scientific achievements and the stories around them. Personal and Scientific Reminiscences collects accounts from the most important individuals in the physical and chemical sciences to give us a unique insight into the world and work of one of the great scientists of our time.

Personal and Scientific Reminiscences

Author : John Meurig Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781786344366
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Personal and Scientific Reminiscences written by John Meurig Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A compilation of wonderful tributes to the late Ahmed Zewail (1946-2016), considered the 'Father of Femtochemistry', a long-standing icon in the field of physical chemistry, and the father of ultrafast electron-based methods. The book contains testimonies by friends and relatives of Zewail and by outstanding scientists from around the world who worked or have been affiliated with the Nobel prizewinning professor. Each contribution describes the author's own unique experience and personal relationship with Zewail, and includes details of his scientific achievements and the stories around them. Personal and Scientific Reminiscences collects accounts from the most important individuals in the physical and chemical sciences to give us a unique insight into the world and work of one of the great scientists of our time."--Publisher's website.

Chance and Design

Author : Alan Hodgkin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521456036
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Chance and Design written by Alan Hodgkin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994-01-28 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alan Hodgkin believes that - contrary to popular conviction - chance plays quite as large a role as design in scientific discovery. This engaging autobiography charts the balance of the two in his own life. Beginning starts with an account of his childhood in an extended Quaker family. Not a great success at school, he nevertheless won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge, and he writes informatively of the climate of university opinion in the thirties when he was an undergraduate and came to abandon the pacifist ideals of his upbringing. A chance observation on frog nerve led to a Trinity Fellowship and a year at the Rockefeller Institute in New York (where he met his future wife), to the Nobel Prize in 1963, and ultimately to the Presidency of the Royal Society. His experiments on nerve conduction seemed almost at the point of success when everything had to be abandoned on the outbreak of war in 1939, and for six years Hodgkin worked on the concept and design of airborne radar, described in the central section of the book as Flight Trials and Tribulations. The account of his return to civilian life and the resumption of experimentation includes two chapters of solid detail of Starting Again - for this is a book for any reader interested in the origin and development of a dedicated scientist.

From The Past To The Future: The Legacy Of Lev Lipatov

Author : Joachim Bartels
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811231133
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book From The Past To The Future: The Legacy Of Lev Lipatov written by Joachim Bartels and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been designed to honor Lev Nikolaevich Lipatov, as a person and as one of the leading scientists in theoretical high energy physics.The book begins with three articles on Lev as a person, written endearingly by family members, a very close friend and Physics professor, Eugene Levin, and another outstanding scientist, Alfred Mueller. The book further collects 18 articles by several scientists who closely knew and/or collaborated with Lev.With an overarching range over various subfields, the book summarizes parts of Lev's achievements, presents new results which are based upon Lev's work, and paints an outlook on possible future developments. Lev's theoretical work has had an influential impact on phenomenology and experimental high energy physics; befittingly, this collection also includes several articles on these experimental aspects.

Reminiscences of Ahmed H. Zewail

Author : Ahmed H. Zewail
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789814533447
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Reminiscences of Ahmed H. Zewail written by Ahmed H. Zewail and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the latest results from high energy physics laboratories. The topics discussed include: Cosmology, Heavy Ions, Electroweak, Heavy Flavour Physics and CP Violation/Rare Decays, QCD and Beyond the Standard Model, Planck Scale Physics, Accelerator and Non-Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation.

Personal reminiscences, anecdoates, and letters of gen. Robert E. Lee

Author : John William Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Personal reminiscences, anecdoates, and letters of gen. Robert E. Lee written by John William Jones and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reminiscences Of Ahmed H.zewail: Photons, Electrons And What Else? - A Portrait From Close Range. Remembrances Of His Group Members And Family

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Author : Abderrazzak Douhal
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9813231556
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Reminiscences Of Ahmed H.zewail: Photons, Electrons And What Else? - A Portrait From Close Range. Remembrances Of His Group Members And Family written by Abderrazzak Douhal and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique illustrated book, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, senior visiting scholars, and staff describe their personal experiences in working with the late Prof. Ahmed H. Zewail at Caltech. Their reminiscences provide snapshots of their rich interactions, reflecting the great scientific achievements, as well as the human and humorous sides of Ahmed H. Zewail.The contributors tell us their stories covering a period of forty years, beginning from the time of Zewail's arrival at Caltech in 1976. Some of them cover the time when Zewail was starting his pioneering work on femtochemistry at the end of 80's, while others relate events long after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1999) and had embarked on a new career in ultrafast electron imaging. The aims and scope of this book is to provide both scientists and non-scientists descriptions of the experiences of scientists in the early or mature stages of their careers when interacting with one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century, from developing the field of femtochemistry to pioneering ultrafast electron diffraction and imaging technology. The personal dimension of Zewail's leadership is reflected in all the contributions, and highlighted by special tributes from two of his children.The scientific and anecdotal stories recounted in the book give a rare view of experiences in shaping science. The reader will get firsthand accounts of how a Nobel Prize winner interacted daily with his co-workers to develop the laser-based science and technology for which he was internationally recognized. The recounted experiences may serve as a basis for scientists developing their own research, tutoring students, and supervising postdoctoral researchers.

Personal memoirs; or, Reminiscences of men and manners

Author : Pryse Lockhart Gordon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Personal memoirs; or, Reminiscences of men and manners written by Pryse Lockhart Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Personal Reminiscences of a Great Crusade

Author : Josephine Elizabeth Grey Butler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Personal Reminiscences of a Great Crusade written by Josephine Elizabeth Grey Butler and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Personal Memoirs, or reminiscences of men and manners at home and abroad, during the last half century, with occasional sketches of the author's life, etc

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Author : Pryse Lockhart GORDON
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Personal Memoirs, or reminiscences of men and manners at home and abroad, during the last half century, with occasional sketches of the author's life, etc written by Pryse Lockhart GORDON and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reminiscences of Los Alamos 1943–1945

Author : Lawrence Badash
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400990227
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Reminiscences of Los Alamos 1943–1945 written by Lawrence Badash and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the World War II efforts to develop nuclear weapons have inspired a very large literature, it struck us as noteworthy that virtually nothing existed in the form of firsthand accounts. Now It Can Be Told, by General Leslie Groves, the Manhattan Project's military commander, is probably the most prominent exception, but the scientists themselves seem to have shown little interest in publishing their reminiscences. Believing that it would be not only worthwhile for posterity, but ex tremely interesting for the present generation to hear about the aspirations, fears, and activities of those who participated in this watershed of science and government collaboration, we arranged the public lecture series repre sented by this book.! We chose to focus upon Los Alamos since the project's efforts culminated there. The isolated laboratory in New Mexico was created to design and construct the first atomic bombs. More scientific brainpower was accumulated there than at any time since Isaac Newton dined alone, and the interactions with this community are of sociological interest, as the results of their work are of political import.

Fermi Remembered

Author : Enrico Fermi
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226121119
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Fermi Remembered written by Enrico Fermi and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2004-08-16 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume also features extensive university archival material - including correspondence between Fermi and biophysicist Leo Szilard and a letter from Harry Truman - with new introductions that provide context for both the history of physics and the academic tradition at the University of Chicago."--Jacket.

The Scientist as Rebel

Author : Freeman Dyson
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590178815
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Scientist as Rebel written by Freeman Dyson and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 33 essays on the fads and fantasies of science and scientists—including climate prediction, genetic engineering, space colonization, and paranormal phenomena—by “the iconoclastic physicist who has become one of science’s most eloquent interpreters” (New York Times) “Provocative, touching, and always surprising.” —Wired Magazine From Galileo to today’s amateur astronomers, scientists have been rebels, writes Freeman Dyson. Like artists and poets, they are free spirits who resist the restrictions their cultures impose on them. In their pursuit of nature’s truths, they are guided as much by imagination as by reason, and their greatest theories have the uniqueness and beauty of great works of art. Dyson argues that the best way to understand science is by understanding those who practice it. He tells stories of scientists at work, ranging from Isaac Newton’s absorption in physics, alchemy, theology, and politics, to Ernest Rutherford’s discovery of the structure of the atom, to Albert Einstein’s stubborn hostility to the idea of black holes. His descriptions of brilliant physicists like Edward Teller and Richard Feynman are enlivened by his own reminiscences of them. He looks with a skeptical eye at fashionable scientific fads and fantasies, and speculates on the future of climate prediction, genetic engineering, the colonization of space, and the possibility that paranormal phenomena may exist yet not be scientifically verifiable. Dyson also looks beyond particular scientific questions to reflect on broader philosophical issues, such as the limits of reductionism, the morality of strategic bombing and nuclear weapons, the preservation of the environment, and the relationship between science and religion. These essays, by a distinguished physicist who is also a prolific writer, offer informed insights into the history of science and fresh perspectives on contentious current debates about science, ethics, and faith.

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac

Author : Behram N. Kursunoglu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521386883
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac written by Behram N. Kursunoglu and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-04-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Dirac, who died in 1984, was without question one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century. His revolutionary contribution to modern quantum theory is remembered for its insight and creativity. He is especially famous for his prediction of the magnetic moment and spin of the electron and for the existence of antiparticles. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1933 at the age of 31. In this memorial volume, 24 of Dirac's friends, colleagues and contemporaries remember him with affection. There are chapters describing Dirac's personality, and many anecdotes about the man with a reputation for silence. Other chapters describe Dirac's science and its impact on modern physics.

The Reminiscences of an Astronomer

Author : Simon Newcomb
Publisher : London : Harper and Brothers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reminiscences of an Astronomer written by Simon Newcomb and published by London : Harper and Brothers. This book was released on 1903 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

My Columbia

Author : Ashbel Green
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231134866
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book My Columbia written by Ashbel Green and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During its 250-year history, Columbia University has produced a remarkable array of writers, poets, scientists, and statesmen--many of whom have written eloquently about their experiences at the university. My Columbia collects a broad range of these reminiscences--excerpts from memoirs, novels, and poems--that relate the experiences of students, faculty, and administrators and paint a vibrant portrait of the university and the city of which it is such a vital part.

Chance and Design

Author : Alan Hodgkin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521400992
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Chance and Design written by Alan Hodgkin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-05-28 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a student in Cambridge, Alan Hodgkin first became interested in the basis of nerve conduction, using single nerve fibers from a shore crab in his experiments. In 1963, he won the Nobel prize for his work on nerve conduction, and in 1970 became President of the Royal Society. Chance and Design is a fascinating chronicle of Hodgkin's life, providing a glimpse into the world of Cambridge undergraduates in the thirties, the motivation behind his research into nerve conduction, his work on centimeter radar during World War II, and his life as a Cambridge academic after the war. The book concludes with an account of the Nobel prize ceremony in 1963. This highly readable autobiography gives an insight into the working patterns and private life of an eminent scientist, and will appeal not only to scientists, but also to those interested in gaining an understanding of what inspires scientific research.