Author: P. W. Bridgman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494120337
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1955 edition.
Reflections of a Physicist
Author: P. W. Bridgman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494120337
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1955 edition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494120337
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1955 edition.
My Life as a Quant
Author: Emanuel Derman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470192739
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
In My Life as a Quant, Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Page by page, Derman details his adventures in this field—analyzing the incompatible personas of traders and quants, and discussing the dissimilar nature of knowledge in physics and finance. Throughout this tale, he also reflects on the appropriate way to apply the refined methods of physics to the hurly-burly world of markets.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470192739
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
In My Life as a Quant, Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Page by page, Derman details his adventures in this field—analyzing the incompatible personas of traders and quants, and discussing the dissimilar nature of knowledge in physics and finance. Throughout this tale, he also reflects on the appropriate way to apply the refined methods of physics to the hurly-burly world of markets.
The Faith of a Physicist
Author: J. C. Polkinghorne
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9780800629700
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"Based on his 1993-94 Gifford Lectures, Polkinghorne's task here is to ask challenging questions of the contemporary scientific worldview and to show how the range of possible answers carries beyond biology to spirit and beyond physics to God. . . . The single most important work of his theological corpus".-- First Things.
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9780800629700
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
"Based on his 1993-94 Gifford Lectures, Polkinghorne's task here is to ask challenging questions of the contemporary scientific worldview and to show how the range of possible answers carries beyond biology to spirit and beyond physics to God. . . . The single most important work of his theological corpus".-- First Things.
Reflections of a Physicist
Author: A. Abragam
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In this fascinating personal account, a senior member of the French scientific community reflects on physics and nuclear research as practiced in the 20th century. A long-standing member of the French Academy of Science and past president of the French Physical Society, Abragam is known for his pioneering work in nuclear physics. In addition to summing up in nontechnical language the discoveries he has made in this area, Abragam. reflects on decades of involved research, providing insights into the nature of the physical world and the process of scientific discovery. He concludes his personal reflections with a remembrance of three great physicists--J.H. Van Vleck, Claude Bloch and Felix Bloch--who shaped and encouraged his scientific work. A moving, thoughtful consideration of a lifetime of distinguished scientific achievement, Reflections of Physicist provides stimulating reading for anyone interested in modern science.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In this fascinating personal account, a senior member of the French scientific community reflects on physics and nuclear research as practiced in the 20th century. A long-standing member of the French Academy of Science and past president of the French Physical Society, Abragam is known for his pioneering work in nuclear physics. In addition to summing up in nontechnical language the discoveries he has made in this area, Abragam. reflects on decades of involved research, providing insights into the nature of the physical world and the process of scientific discovery. He concludes his personal reflections with a remembrance of three great physicists--J.H. Van Vleck, Claude Bloch and Felix Bloch--who shaped and encouraged his scientific work. A moving, thoughtful consideration of a lifetime of distinguished scientific achievement, Reflections of Physicist provides stimulating reading for anyone interested in modern science.
Reflections on Experimental Science
Author: Martin L. Perl
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9812795812
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
This is a collection of important lecture and original articles and commentaries by Martin Perl, discoverer of the tau lepton and the third generation of elementary particles, and this year''s Nobel Prize winner. This book contains a fascinating and realistic picture of experimental science based on the high energy physics research work carried out by him. Using reprints of his articles with his commentaries, the author presents the various aspects of experimental research in science: the pleasures and risks of experimental work; the pain and frustration with experiments that are useless or fail; the dreaming about experiments that were not carried out; the constant search for innovation and creativity in the work; and the special joy of discovery. The articles and commentaries range from the early days of bubble chambers and spark chambers in the 1950''s to the author''s present research, experiments at an electron-positron collider and a search for free quarks. The book is for the general reader as well as the scientist.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9812795812
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
This is a collection of important lecture and original articles and commentaries by Martin Perl, discoverer of the tau lepton and the third generation of elementary particles, and this year''s Nobel Prize winner. This book contains a fascinating and realistic picture of experimental science based on the high energy physics research work carried out by him. Using reprints of his articles with his commentaries, the author presents the various aspects of experimental research in science: the pleasures and risks of experimental work; the pain and frustration with experiments that are useless or fail; the dreaming about experiments that were not carried out; the constant search for innovation and creativity in the work; and the special joy of discovery. The articles and commentaries range from the early days of bubble chambers and spark chambers in the 1950''s to the author''s present research, experiments at an electron-positron collider and a search for free quarks. The book is for the general reader as well as the scientist.
Symmetries in Physics
Author: Katherine Brading
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139442023
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
This book brings together philosophical discussions of symmetry in physics, highlighting the main issues and controversies. It covers all the fundamental symmetries of modern physics, as well as discussing symmetry-breaking and general interpretational issues. For each topic, classic texts are followed by review articles and short commentaries.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139442023
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
This book brings together philosophical discussions of symmetry in physics, highlighting the main issues and controversies. It covers all the fundamental symmetries of modern physics, as well as discussing symmetry-breaking and general interpretational issues. For each topic, classic texts are followed by review articles and short commentaries.
Sympathetic Vibrations
Author: K. C. Cole
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553342345
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 9780553342345
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire
Author: Sadi Carnot
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486174549
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
The title essay, along with other papers in this volume, laid the foundation of modern thermodynamics. Highly readable, "Reflections" contains no arguments that depend on calculus, examining the relation between heat and work in terms of heat in steam engines, air-engines, and an internal combustion machine. Translation of 1890 edition.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486174549
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
The title essay, along with other papers in this volume, laid the foundation of modern thermodynamics. Highly readable, "Reflections" contains no arguments that depend on calculus, examining the relation between heat and work in terms of heat in steam engines, air-engines, and an internal combustion machine. Translation of 1890 edition.
Computer Science
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309165636
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Computer Science: Reflections on the Field, Reflections from the Field provides a concise characterization of key ideas that lie at the core of computer science (CS) research. The book offers a description of CS research recognizing the richness and diversity of the field. It brings together two dozen essays on diverse aspects of CS research, their motivation and results. By describing in accessible form computer science's intellectual character, and by conveying a sense of its vibrancy through a set of examples, the book aims to prepare readers for what the future might hold and help to inspire CS researchers in its creation.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309165636
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Computer Science: Reflections on the Field, Reflections from the Field provides a concise characterization of key ideas that lie at the core of computer science (CS) research. The book offers a description of CS research recognizing the richness and diversity of the field. It brings together two dozen essays on diverse aspects of CS research, their motivation and results. By describing in accessible form computer science's intellectual character, and by conveying a sense of its vibrancy through a set of examples, the book aims to prepare readers for what the future might hold and help to inspire CS researchers in its creation.
Great Minds
Author: Balazs Hargittai
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199336172
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A collection of interviews with 111 notable scientists, whose disciplines range from physics to chemistry to the biosciences, collected throughout the last 25 years.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199336172
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A collection of interviews with 111 notable scientists, whose disciplines range from physics to chemistry to the biosciences, collected throughout the last 25 years.