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Lemmerich, Jost |
Max von Laue |
I12557 |
2022 |
Book |
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Lv, Chengdong |
Return to China One Day |
I12371 |
2022 |
Book |
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Musielak, Dora |
Leonhard Euler and the Foundations of Celestial Mechanics |
I12301 |
2022 |
Book |
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Haerendel, Gerhard |
My Life in Space Exploration |
I12274 |
2022 |
Book |
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Jaeger, Lars |
The Stumbling Progress of 20th Century Science |
I12209 |
2022 |
Book |
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Lojek, Bo |
William Shockley: The Will to Think |
I11806 |
2021 |
eBook |
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Wiescher, Michael |
Arthur E. Haas - The Hidden Pioneer of Quantum Mechanics |
I11781 |
2021 |
eBook |
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Talbot, Chris |
Boris Hessen: Physics and Philosophy in the Soviet Union, 1927???1931 |
I11764 |
2021 |
eBook |
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Likharev, Konstantin K |
Essential Quotes for Scientists and Engineers |
I11619 |
2021 |
eBook |
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S??nchez, Francisco |
The Rise of Astrophysics in Modern Spain |
I11615 |
2021 |
eBook |
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| Title | Leonhard Euler and the Foundations of Celestial Mechanics |
| Author(s) | Musielak, Dora |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XXVIII, 208 p. 65 illus., 17 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The intention of this book is to shine a bright light on the intellectual context of Euler???s contributions to physics and mathematical astronomy. Leonhard Euler is one of the most important figures in the history of science, a blind genius who introduced mathematical concepts and many analytical tools to help us understand and describe the universe. Euler also made a monumental contribution to astronomy and orbital mechanics, developing what he called astronomia mechanica. Orbital mechanics of artificial satellites and spacecraft is based on Euler???s analysis of astromechanics. However, previous books have often neglected many of his discoveries in this field. For example, orbital mechanics texts refer to the five equilibrium points in the Sun-Earth-Moon system as Lagrange points, failing to credit Euler who first derived the differential equations for the general n-body problem and who discovered the three collinear points in the three-body problem of celestial mechanics. These equilibrium points are essential today in space exploration; the James Webb Space Telescope (successor to the Hubble), for example, now orbits the Sun near L2, one of the collinear points of the Sun-Earth-Moon system, while future missions to study the universe will place observatories in orbit around Sun-Earth and Earth-Moon equilibrium points that should be properly called Euler-Lagrange points. In this book, the author uses Euler???s memoirs, correspondence, and other scholarly sources to explore how he established the mathematical groundwork for the rigorous study of motion in our Solar System. The reader will learn how he studied comets and eclipses, derived planetary orbits, and pioneered the study of planetary perturbations, and how, old and blind, Euler put forward the most advanced lunar theory of his time |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031123221 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ANALYSIS
2. ASTRONAUTICS
3. Astronomers???Biography
4. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
5. CLASSICAL MECHANICS
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. GRAVITATION
9. History of Physics and Astronomy
10. MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
11. MECHANICS
12. NEWTONIAN PHYSICS
13. Outer space???Exploration
14. Physicists???Biography
15. Physics???History
16. Space Exploration and Astronautics
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| Title | My Life in Space Exploration |
| Author(s) | Haerendel, Gerhard |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XIV, 227 p. 112 illus., 57 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book tells the inside story of Germany's first contributions to space research by experiments with artificial plasma clouds in space. In this autobiography, Gerhard Haerendel, former director at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, describes his 60 adventurous years in space research. The narrative of exciting events???covering 40 years of rocket and satellite work???is underpinned with accessible accounts of the actual physical phenomena and processes involved. The reader also learns about how the goals set by a visionary astrophysicist eventually led to one of Germany's first major contributions to space research by the creation of artificial comets in the solar wind. Haerendel's efforts also led to two further satellite programs, one in partnership with Sweden, focusing on the aurora borealis, the other, a national German endeavor, to explore the outer border of the magnetosphere. A further interesting chapter concerns his engagement in the evaluation and restructuring of eastern German Academy institutes after reunification. All readers interested in space research and its history will enjoy sharing the fascinating experiences and dramatic events that accompany the story throughout, even some spectacular failures relating to rocket campaigns |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031102868 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONAUTICS
2. Astronomers???Biography
3. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. HISTORY
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY
9. Outer space???Exploration
10. Physicists???Biography
11. Science???History
12. Space Exploration and Astronautics
13. TECHNOLOGY
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| Title | The Stumbling Progress of 20th Century Science : How Crises and Great Minds Have Shaped Our Modern World |
| Author(s) | Jaeger, Lars |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XIV, 251 p. 7 illus., 3 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The 70 years from 1880 to 1950 witnessed the final ascent of humankind into the modern age. Historically, this period is characterized by deep political, social and economic crises. However, parallel to this and much less known in the public, rational scientific thinking also experienced the darkest and deepest crisis of its own history. All the great modern scientific discoveries like quantum theory, genetics and neurology are products of this. Ground-breaking discoveries, profound crises, revolutionary thoughts, refutation of previously unshakable beliefs - these years are marked by scientific achievements of numerous great minds, who overturned our understanding of the world, of space, time and infinity, of life, logic and calculability almost overnight. The "intuitive genius" of these pioneers still forms the foundation of today???s scientific thinking and technological progress. In fact, tackling and overcoming those deep scientific crises shaped our modern life like nothing else. The resulting reorientation of our understanding of nature and ourselves allowed ancient philosophical questions to appear in a new light: "What is reality?", "What can we know about the world?" or "What is man's place in nature?". The most exciting period in the history of science is retold here in an entertaining way |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031096181 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers???Biography
2. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
6. Philosophy of Technology
7. Physicists???Biography
8. Science, Technology and Society
9. Science???History
10. Technology???Philosophy
11. Technology???Sociological aspects
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| Title | William Shockley: The Will to Think |
| Author(s) | Lojek, Bo |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | X, 224 p. 161 illus., 60 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley???s upbringing, his patriotic achievements during World War II, his contribution to semiconductor physics ??? culminating with the epoch-making invention of the transistor ??? and his views on the social issues of his time. The author???s unparalleled access to Shockley???s personal documents provides insight into a colorful, yet controversial, man, and also sheds light on the attitudes of other prominent scientists of that era. Shockley was not only an outstanding scientist in his own right but also a fiercely independent thinker in perpetual search of the truth. His contributions to the field known today as microelectronics are enormous and unmatched. This book explores the critical facets of Shockley???s life, replete with never-before-published photos and excerpts from his private correspondence and personal notebooks. The book also delves into Shockley???s views on genetics and human intelligence. It tells the story of a man beset by an unrelenting rationality, slandered by the popular media, and ultimately alienated by his peers. It discusses his controversial, although sometimes prescient, ideas regarding human genetics, putting these into the context of modern research findings. Today, William Shockley is perhaps just as enigmatic as his work and accomplishments. The author presents a convincing argument that Shockley still has much to say about the issues of our age, and many of his ideas deserve evaluation in the public forum |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030659585 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers???Biography
2. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
3. Demography
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering
7. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
8. Evolutionary genetics
9. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
10. Physicists???Biography
11. POPULATION
12. Population and Demography
13. Science???History
14. SEMICONDUCTORS
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| I11806 |
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| Title | Arthur E. Haas - The Hidden Pioneer of Quantum Mechanics : A Biography |
| Author(s) | Wiescher, Michael |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XVII, 560 p. 181 illus., 114 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The book highlights the personal and scientific struggles of Arthur Erich Haas (1884-1941), an Austrian Physicist from a wealthy Jewish middle-class family, whose remarkable accomplishments in a politically hostile but scientifically rewarding environment deserve greater recognition. Haas was a fellow student of both Lise Meitner and Erwin Schr??dinger and was also one of the last doctoral students of Ludwig Boltzmann. Following Boltzmann's suicide, Haas was forced to submit a more independent doctoral thesis in which he postulated new approaches in early quantum theory, actually introducing the idea of the Bohr radius before Niels Bohr. It is the lost story of a trailblazer in the fields of quantum mechanics and cosmology, a herald of nuclear energy and applications of modern science. This biography of Haas is based on new and previously unpublished family records and archived material from the Vienna Academy of Science and the University of Notre Dame, which the author has collected over many years. From his analysis of the letters, documents, and photos that rested for nearly a century in family attics and academic archives, Michael Wiescher provides a unique and detailed insight into the life of a gifted Jewish physicist during the first half of the twentieth century. It also sheds light on the scientific developments and thinking of the time. It appeals not only to historians and physicists, but also general readers. All appreciate the record of Haas??? interactions with many of the key figures who helped to found modern physics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030806064 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers???Biography
2. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
6. History of Physics and Astronomy
7. Jewish History
8. Judaism???History
9. Physicists???Biography
10. Physics???History
11. QUANTUM PHYSICS
12. SCIENCE
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| I11781 |
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| Title | Boris Hessen: Physics and Philosophy in the Soviet Union, 1927???1931 : Neglected Debates on Emergence and Reduction |
| Author(s) | Talbot, Chris;Pattison, Olga |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | IX, 169 p. 7 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book presents key works of Boris Hessen, outstanding Soviet philosopher of science, available here in English for the first time. Quality translations are accompanied by an editors' introduction and annotations. Boris Hessen is known in history of science circles for his ???Social and Economic Roots of Newton???s Principia??? presented in London (1931), which inspired new approaches in the West. As a philosopher and a physicist, he was tasked with developing a Marxist approach to science in the 1920s. He studied the history of physics to clarify issues such as reductionism and causality as they applied to new developments. With the philosophers called the ???Dialecticians???, his debates with the opposing ???Mechanists??? on the issue of emergence are still worth studying and largely ignored in the many recent works on this subject. Taken as a whole, the book is a goldmine of insights into both the foundations of physics and Soviet history |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030700454 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers???Biography
2. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Europe, Eastern???History
6. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
7. History of Physics and Astronomy
8. Marxian school of sociology
9. Marxist Sociology
10. PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS
11. Physicists???Biography
12. Physics???History
13. Physics???Philosophy
14. Russia???History
15. Russian, Soviet, and East European History
16. SCIENCE
17. Soviet Union???History
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| Title | Essential Quotes for Scientists and Engineers |
| Author(s) | Likharev, Konstantin K |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | X, 239 p. 1 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book brings together about 2,500 quotations on various topics of interest to scientists and engineers, including students of STEM disciplines. Careful curation of the material by the editor provides the reader with far greater value than can be obtained by searching the internet. The quotes have been selected for various attributes including: importance of topic, depth of insight, and - not least - wit, with many of them satisfying all these criteria. To make sequential reading of the quotes more engaging, they are grouped into broad topical sections, and the entries within each section are organized thematically, forming a quasi-continuous narrative thread. The text and authorship of each quote have been carefully verified, and the most popular cases of misquotation and misattribution are noted. The book represents a valuable resource for those writing science and engineering articles as well as being a joy to read in its own right |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030633325 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers???Biography
2. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
6. Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy
7. Physicists???Biography
8. Physics???Philosophy
9. POETRY
10. Poetry and Poetics
11. Science???History
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| Title | The Rise of Astrophysics in Modern Spain : From Dictatorship to Democracy |
| Author(s) | S??nchez, Francisco |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XIX, 296 p. 92 illus., 70 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book describes the unlikely development of astrophysics in Spain, set against the final decade of Franco???s rule and the country???s transition to democracy. The author, Founding Director of Spain???s Instituto de Astrof??sica de Canarias, gives a firsthand account of his own and others??? odyssey in establishing the field in Franco???s Spain, showing how in a mere half-century, Spain was able to transform from a scientific backwater to a world player in astronomy and astrophysics. The book is a behind-the-scenes, warts-and-all depiction of how Big Science gets done, showing the motivations???sometimes as entertaining as they are infuriating???that drive scientific institutions and the scientists who work for them. Many astronomers, both professional and amateur, and historians know of the great scientific work being done in Spain, but there is very little published information available about the complex story underlying it. This English edition now makes that story accessible for the lay reader. With its casual, yet captivating narrative, the book is a rare and inspiring contribution to the history of astrophysics, science policy, education and outreach |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030664268 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers???Biography
2. ASTROPHYSICS
3. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. History of Physics and Astronomy
7. Physicists???Biography
8. Physics???History
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