From a Life of Physics (B/S)

By E.M. Lifshitz, O. Klein, Eugene Paul Wigner, et al.

Book Overview

A compilation of previously unpublished lectures delivered at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics by the pioneers and creators of modern physics --Bethe, Dirac, Heisenberg, Wigner, Klein and Landau (the sixth delivered by E Lifshitz). By sharing with us their own lives of physics, these outstanding physicists convey the sense of total dedication, the pleasure and elegance of scientific creation at its peak. Readers would acquire a deeper sense of the scope and nature of physics, and the insights of its fascinating diverse disciplines as the developments of modern physics are being unfolded through history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9971509377
• ISBN13: 9789971509378
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.5"