From X-rays to Quarks. Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries.

by Emilio Segrè

A Nobel Laureate offers impressions and recollections of the development of modern physics. Rather than a chronological approach, Segrè emphasizes interesting, complex personalities who often appear only in footnotes. Readers will find that this book adds considerably to their understanding of science and includes compelling topics of current interest. 1980 edition.

Genres: Physics, Science, History, Nonfiction

Unknown Binding

First published October 16, 1980

About the author

Emilio Gino Segrè physicist and Nobel laureate in physics. Won the Nobel Prize in Physics (1959) along with Owen Chamberlain for thier discovery of the antiproton.

Reviews

[Totochelamouche · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's unfortunate that the author is sexist ... in giving background information of female physicists he gives much information about their marital status and almost nothing else. Curious how we don't get to hear about the marital status of male physicists ...

[Levent Kurnaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dull history, my students were bored in reading the book, yet it is one of the best on the history of modern physics...

[Lulu]

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