Scientific American Presents: Nobel Prize Winners on Physics and Astronomy(Scientific American Presents)

基本信息·出版社：Kaplan Publishing

·页码：272 页

·出版日期：2009年10月

·ISBN：1607144700

·International Standard Book Number：1607144700

·条形码：9781607144700

·EAN：9781607144700

·装帧：平装

·正文语种：英语

·丛书名：Scientific American Presents

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内容简介An impressive number of science’s most well-known figures are showcased inScientific American Presents: Nobel Prize Winners on Physics and Astronomy, a collection of articles penned by Nobel Prize-winning doctors and scientists during the last 80 years. This book explores fascinating features of the night sky and the makeup of the universe, including black holes, supernovas, and Albert Einstein’s musings on gravity.Scientific American Presents: Nobel Prize Winners on Physics and Astrophysicsalso features articles from other luminaries such as Erwin Schrodinger and Niels Bohr, as well as more recent work from scientists such as Charles H. Townes, who speculated in an article published in 1990 that there may be a giant black hole at the center of our galaxy, a prediction which was proved correct within a decade. Other Nobel Prize winners included are:• P.A.M. Dirac• Harold C. Urey• Willard F. Libby• Hans A. Bethe• Hannes Alfvén• Anthony Hewish• Martin Ryle• James W. Cronin• William A. Fowler• Joseph Taylor• Frederick Reines• Vitaly L. GinzburgThe book features a foreword from Brian May, who took a break from his astrophysics career after receiving his undergraduate degree in his 20s to tour the world as the lead guitarist for the bandQueen. He fi nished his doctoral dissertation 36 years after he started it, and he is now the chancellor at Liverpool John Moores University in England. He is also the co-author of the bookBang! The Complete History of the Universe.

作者简介Scientific Americanhas been one of the leading magazines in bringing science to an amateur audience for over 150 years.