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Distant Light
Henry W. Kendall
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Description for Distant Light
Hardback. Includes a collection of essays by a Nobel Prize Laureate on a wide range of problems facing the world, and the role of scientists in solving them. This title represents both the successes and failures of science to impact public policy, and offers guidelines for involvement in science policy. Series: Masters of Modern Physics. Num Pages: 318 pages, 66 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; JPQB; PDK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1430.
A collection of essays by a Nobel Prize Laureate on a wide range of critical issues facing the world, and the role of scientists in solving these problems. Kendall has been closely involved with the Union of Concerned Scientists, a group that began as an informal assocation at MIT in 1969 to protest US involvement in Vietnam and is today an organization with an annual budget exceeding $6 million, with 100,000 supporters worldwide. UCD is today a voice of authority in US government science policy, particularly with regard to environment issues, most recently the worldwide initiatives on global warming. Together, ... Read more
A collection of essays by a Nobel Prize Laureate on a wide range of critical issues facing the world, and the role of scientists in solving these problems. Kendall has been closely involved with the Union of Concerned Scientists, a group that began as an informal assocation at MIT in 1969 to protest US involvement in Vietnam and is today an organization with an annual budget exceeding $6 million, with 100,000 supporters worldwide. UCD is today a voice of authority in US government science policy, particularly with regard to environment issues, most recently the worldwide initiatives on global warming. Together, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Series
Masters of Modern Physics
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387988337
SKU
V9780387988337
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Ref
99-15
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