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Paperback. Triggered by the Second Indochina War (Vietnam Conflict) of 1961-1975, and further encouraged by the International Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm in 1972, the environmental impact of war emerged and grew as a topic of research in the natural and the social sciences. Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice. Num Pages: 150 pages, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LNKJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642313219
- ISBN
- 9783642313219
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Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
From the PS to the LHC - 50 Years of Nobel Memories in High-energy Phy...
. Ed(S): Alvarez-Gaume, Luis; Mangano, Michel...
Hardback. This unique and fascinating collection of lectures and essays by eminent researchers, many of them nobel laureates, is an outgrowth of a 2009 event held at CERN, coinciding with the startup of research at the Large Hadron Collider. Editor(s): Alvarez-Gaume, Luis; Mangano, Michelangelo; Tsesmelis, Emmanuel. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHP; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642308437
- ISBN
- 9783642308437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.60
€ 161.60
Hardback. Editor(s): Popp, Reinhold. Series: Zukunft Und Forschung. Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642289538
- ISBN
- 9783642289538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.05
€ 106.05
Das Institut Gatersleben Und Seine Geschichte. Genetik Und Kulturpflan...
Muntz, Klaus; Wobus, Ulrich
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642286476
- ISBN
- 9783642286476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.46
€ 92.46
Hardback. This book offers a guided historical and scientific tour of our understanding of element synthesis. Beginning with generally accepted science, the book ends in today's terra incognita of nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 706 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 706
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642283840
- ISBN
- 9783642283840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.12
€ 199.12
Paperback. This book describes from a historical point of view research in cosmic rays and how they were discovered. It covers how the knowledge was gained, detailing the main experiments and the conclusions drawn. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 93 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642283703
- ISBN
- 9783642283703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.84
€ 48.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Molecular Science / Springerbriefs in History of Chemistry. Num Pages: 136 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642282188
- ISBN
- 9783642282188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.50
€ 65.50
Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Molecular Science / Springerbriefs in History of Chemistry. Num Pages: 85 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PNR; TDCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 85
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642281822
- ISBN
- 9783642281822
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Condition: New
€ 81.60
€ 81.60
Hardback. In this book, Salvatore Califano traces the ideas and theories in physical and theoretical chemistry throughout the 20th century. This seldom-told tale provides details of topics from thermodynamics to atomic structure, radioactivity and quantum chemistry. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642281792
- ISBN
- 9783642281792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.84
€ 128.84
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AKP; JF; KJMV3; PDX; TBD; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642281426
- ISBN
- 9783642281426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.66
€ 118.66
Hardback. Here is an account of the life and work of Thomas Gold, one of the most remarkable astrophysicists in the second half of the 20th century. Based on Gold's autobiography, this book is edited by the Cambridge astrophysicist and science historian Simon Mitton. Editor(s): Mitton, Simon. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDX; PGC; PHVB; PNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642275876
- ISBN
- 9783642275876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. This expanded autobiography of the theoretical physicist Isaak Khalatnikov, first head of the Institute for Theoretical Physics, describes life and work in the "golden age" of Soviet science. Many of the stories included are published here for the first time. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV; PHN; TJFD5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642275609
- ISBN
- 9783642275609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.33
€ 67.33
Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in Molecular Science / Springerbriefs in History of Chemistry. Num Pages: 105 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 189.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 105
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642274152
- ISBN
- 9783642274152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.22
€ 65.22
Paperback. This book examines quantum mechanics, one of humanity's most remarkable intellectual achievements, through interviews with seventeen leading scientists and philosophers. They illuminate the discipline, offering valuable insight on its past, present and future. Editor(s): Schlosshauer, Maximilian A. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ; PHJ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642269813
- ISBN
- 9783642269813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.33
€ 78.33
Paperback. Quantum theory presents a strange picture of the world, offering no real account of physical properties apart from observation. Neils Bohr felt that this reflected a core truth of nature: There is no quantum world. There is only an abstract mathematical description. This book evaluates the situation in terms of an early work of Erwin Schrodinger. Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics. Num Pages: 109 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM; PHQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642234675
- ISBN
- 9783642234675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Series: Mathematik Im Kontext. Num Pages: 426 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PBX; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642218248
- ISBN
- 9783642218248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.87
€ 84.87
Paperback. Polymer science is an active and thriving community of scientists, engineers and technologists, but there was a time, not so long ago, when there was no such community. This book concludes with an account of the epochal 1935 Discussion of the Faraday Society on Polymerization. Series: Springerbriefs in Molecular Science / Springerbriefs in History of Chemistry. Num Pages: 49 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PNNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 3. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 49
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642216367
- ISBN
- 9783642216367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
The Rudolf M?ssbauer Story: His Scientific Work and Its Impact on Scie...
. Ed(S): Kalvius, Michael; Kienle, Paul
Hardback. Along with its coverage of the history and development of Mossbauer's Nobel-winning research, this volume features expert reviews of the many applications of the 'Mossbauer effect' in a plethora of sciences, including physics, chemistry, biology and medicine. Editor(s): Kalvius, Michael; Kienle, Paul. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642179518
- ISBN
- 9783642179518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.58
€ 69.58
Hardback. This book examines the history of evolutionary theory, explains its metaphysical and philosophical foundations, introduces the scientists involved, and discusses the rise of evolutionary theory against the background of Creationism and Intelligent Design. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642148958
- ISBN
- 9783642148958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.07
€ 198.07
Hardback. Quantum Gravity was Bryce DeWitt's goal and remained his goal throughout his life. In this book, Cecile DeWitt-Morette skilfully blends her personal and scientific account with a wealth of her late husband's often unpublished writings on the subject. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PHDV; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642142697
- ISBN
- 9783642142697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.86
€ 99.86