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hardcover. A collection of 37 articles on Albert Einstein. It debunks many of the old myths about Einstein and offers novel insight into his life and work. It also discusses Einstein's troubled relationship with his first wife, his friendships with other physicists such as Eddington, Bose, and Pauli, and his Jewish identity. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 567
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817641436
- ISBN
- 9780817641436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.92
€ 262.92
hardcover. Among the considerations of the two dozen papers are the reception and development of Einstein's theory of general relativity in various institutions around the world; conceptual issues of the theory, especially themes, concepts, and principles associated with his theory of gravity; a number of tech Editor(s): Eisenstaedt, Jean; Kox, A. J. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817634797
- ISBN
- 9780817634797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.48
€ 216.48
hardcover. Editor(s): Howard, D; Stachel, J. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817633929
- ISBN
- 9780817633929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.92
€ 204.92
hardcover. This book should also appeal to bright junior high and high school students who are interested in history in general and the history of science in particular. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; FV; PDX; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Copernicus United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387949352
- ISBN
- 9780387949352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.90
€ 41.99
€ 37.90
Hardcover. Weinberg was probably the most influential nuclear engineer/physicist in the US. His autobiography is peppered with first-hand accounts of major historical events. It describes the first nuclear era, but also exposes its downside risks. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGA; PDX; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563963582
- ISBN
- 9781563963582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.09
€ 48.99
€ 46.09
Paperback. Prepared to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the American Vacuum Society, the book opens with a history of the AVS. It continues by covering vacuum science and technology in the first part of the 20th century, roughly 1900 to 1960. Editor(s): Redhead, Paul A. Series: Avs Classics in Vacuum Science and Technology. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PDX; PHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563962486
- ISBN
- 9781563962486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.34
€ 73.34
Hardback. Translator(s): West, E.P-. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556080814
- ISBN
- 9781556080814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.21
€ 133.21
Hardcover. This history of atomic and nuclear physics shows how technological advances have enabled physicists to probe the physical properties of nuclei, offering the reader a clear understanding of how theory is inextricably intertwined with the progress of technology. Num Pages: 530 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM; PNRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 979.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 533
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461441809
- ISBN
- 9781461441809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.66
€ 70.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430483
- ISBN
- 9781461430483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.28
€ 48.99
€ 40.28
Hardcover. Editor(s): Low, Morris. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 523.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403968326
- ISBN
- 9781403968326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Hardback. Henry More (1614-1687), the Cambridge Platonist, is often presented as an elusive and contradictory figure, who defended the existence of witchcraft and wrote on the nature of the soul and the world of spirits. This book places his religious and philosophical preoccupations centre-stage, and provides a coherent interpretation of his work. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015021
- ISBN
- 9781402015021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.94
€ 199.94
Paperback. Contains important historical essays Edgar Zilsel (1891-1944) published during WWII on the emergence of modern science. Editor(s): Raven, Diederick; Krohn, Wolfgang; Cohen, Robert S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013591
- ISBN
- 9781402013591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 288.89
€ 288.89
Paperback. A classic collection of correspondence between two Nobel Prize winners, The Born-Einstein Letters, is also highly topical: scientists continue to struggle with quantum physics, their role in wartime and the public's misunderstanding. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349729111
- ISBN
- 9781349729111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.83
€ 48.99
€ 39.83
Paperback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349684120
- ISBN
- 9781349684120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349458028
- ISBN
- 9781349458028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. A text which describes the ways that European powers used science and scientific inquiry to enforce their supposed cultural superiority on societies of Africa, Asia and Latin America. Editor(s): Meade, Teresa A.; Walker, Mark. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349124473
- ISBN
- 9781349124473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
paperback. An exploration of the relationship between scientific ideas, technology, government and politics, demonstrated by examples from the last 150 years, including the birth of the NHS, the Channel Tunnel, radiation protection, the atomic bomb and power, and nuclear power in the US and USSR. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349095162
- ISBN
- 9781349095162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.85
€ 71.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349085460
- ISBN
- 9781349085460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Crick, Brian; Ferns, John. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349077793
- ISBN
- 9781349077793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.40
€ 72.40
Innovation in Science and Organizational Renewal: Historical and Socio...
. Ed(S): Heinze, Thomas; Munch, Richard
hardcover. Editor(s): Heinze, Thomas; Munch, Richard. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 9 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 256 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137594198
- ISBN
- 9781137594198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71