Mosaic of a Scientific Life

by István Hargittai

Book Overview

In this book, Istv?n Hargittai, an internationally renowned physical chemist, narrates his life by introducing over forty personalities that played noteworthy roles in his career. The time span ranges from the Holocaust, which the author survived, through the periods of hard and softer dictatorships of Soviet-type socialism, and the current revival of an autocratic regime in Hungary. He overcame barriers to get a high school, then a university...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030347680
• ISBN13: 9783030347680
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.0"