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The Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein (Biography of Physics)

By George Gamow

Book information

Year
1988
ISBN
0486257673, 9780486257679
LCC
QC7 .G27 1988
Open Library ID
OL2041054M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
12 MB (12540846 bytes)
Pages
338\369
DPI
600
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Outstanding text by one of the 20th century's foremost physicists dramatically explains how the central laws of physical science evolved, from Pythagoras' discovery of frequency ratios in the 6th century BC to today's research on elementary particles. Includes fascinating biographical data about Galileo, Newton, Huygens, Einstein and others. 136 illustrations.

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