Synopses & Reviews
In this richly-illustrated book the author combines history with real science. Using an original approach he presents the major achievements of twentieth-century physics for example, relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, the invention of the transistor and the laser, superconductivity, binary pulsars, and the Bose-Einstein condensate each as they emerged as the product of the genius of those physicists whose labours, since 1901, have been crowned with a Nobel Prize. Here, in the form of a year-by-year chronicle, biographies and revealing personal anecdotes help bring to life the main events of the past hundred years. The work of the most famous physicists of the twentieth century, great names, like the Curies, Bohr, Heisenberg, Einstein, Fermi, Feynman, Gell-Mann, Rutherford, and Schrödinger, is presented, often in the words and imagery of the prize-winners themselves.
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"The book is illustrated profusely with classic photographs of the physicists, along with diagrams and graphs to explicate their ideas. An appendix lists the prizes in chronological order. There is a glossary of useful physical terms, references, a select bibliography, and a good index. Highly recommended." CHOICE
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"This is a fine history of physics in the 20th century, and also serves as a high-quality primer for the concepts that underlie quantum mechanics and the standard model of particle physics. Dardo has put together a well-illustrated, well-researched and interesting story." The Leading Edge
Synopsis
Using an original approach, Mauro Dardo recounts the major achievements of twentieth-century physics including relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, the invention of the transistor and the laser, superconductivity, binary pulsars, and the Bose-Einstein condensate as each emerged. His year-by-year chronicle, biographies and revealing personal anecdotes help bring to life the main events since the first Nobel Prize was awarded in 1901. The work of the most famous physicists of the twentieth century including the Curies, Bohr, Heisenberg, Einstein, Fermi, Feynman, Gell-Mann, Rutherford, and Schrödinger is presented, often in the words and imagery of the prize-winners themselves.
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Year-by-year chronicle of the Nobel prize in Physics since 1901.
Synopsis
Mauro Dardo presents the major achievements of twentieth-century physics as they emerged as the product of the genius of those physicists whose labors, since 1901, have been crowned with a Nobel Prize. Dardo's year-by-year chronicle, biographies and personal anecdotes bring to life the main events of the past hundred years. The work of the most famous physicists of the twentieth century is presented, often in the words and imagery of the prize-winners themselves.
About the Author
Mauro Dardo is Professor of Experimental Physics at Amedeo Avogadro University. He has served as Dean of the new Faculty of Sciences at the University of Turin in Alessandria, Piedmont, and has also served as Director of the university's new department of Sciences and Advanced Technologies.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Founding fathers; 3. Highlights of classical physics; Part I. The Triumphs of Modern Physics (1901-1950): 4. New foundations; 5. The quantum atom; 6. The golden years; 7. The thirties; 8. The nuclear age; Part II. New Frontiers (1951-2003): 9. Wave of inventions; 10. New vistas on the cosmos; 11. The small, the large - the complex; 12. Big physics - small physics; 13. New trends.