Nature Not Mocked: Places, People and Science - Places, People and Science

Zusammenfassung The tapestry of science does not just consist of facts uncovered about the natural world and the laws that connect them. This book is a collection of essays on aspects of the lives of some famous scientists and places where science is carried out! combined with accounts of some of the science the author himself has been involved in. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Temples of Science: * The Royal Institution: Then and Now * Conversation Rooms * The Institut Laue-Langevin: A Crucible of European Sciences * Some Past Masters: * Count Rumford's European Travels * Humphry Davy's Quest for Research Funding * Michael Faraday as a Materials Scientist * Some Folks You Meet: * Christian Klixbull Jorgensen (1931-2001) * Olivier Kahn (1943-1999) * Fred Dainton: Scientist and Public Servant * Molecules! Solids and Properties: * Magnets from Molecules * Mixed-Valence Compounds * Superconductors Past! Present! and Future * Room at the Bottom * Molecular Information Processing: Will It Happen? * Connecting Atoms with Words

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Peter Day, Peter (The Royal Institution of Great Britain Day, Day Peter
• Edition: Imperial College Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 13.02.2006
• EAN: 9781860945762
• ISBN: 978-1-86094-576-2
• Pages: 272
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Nature, technique > Biographies, autobiographies; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général