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Century of Ideas
Burra G. . Ed(S): Sidharth
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Description for Century of Ideas
Paperback. Editor(s): Sidharth, Burra G. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Shortly after its inauguration in 1985 the Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad, India, started a series of lectures by Nobel Laureates and other scientists of international renown, usually in Physics and Astronomy, sometimes in Life Sciences and Chemistry.
The present collection mostly consists of lectures on frontier topics. The transcript of each lecture is preceded by a short biography of the Nobel Laureate/Scientist in question.
The lectures are aimed at, and accessible to a wide non-specialist but higher educated audience.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Series
Fundamental Theories of Physics
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048171149
SKU
V9789048171149
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About Burra G. . Ed(S): Sidharth
B.G. Sidharth got his B.Sc. (Mathematics Honors), M.Sc. and PhD from Calcutta University. After working for several years in Quantum Scattering, Dr. Sidharth’s work entered on the fundamental problems facing Physics today. His 1997 papers, contrary to the ruling paradigm, predicted a dark energy driven accelerating Universe with a small cosmological constant. Remarkably, this was confirmed in 1998. His work ... Read more
Reviews for Century of Ideas
From the reviews: "This work is a truly great collection of scientific accomplishments of the 20th century. These public lectures by internationally renowned scientists ... were given at the B. M. Birla Science Center in Hyderabad, India, between 1985 and 2000. The book is designed for the educated nonspecialist audience. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and ... Read more