Heisenberg Probably Slept Here: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Physicists of the 20th Century"Here is a book I wish I had when taking physics my senior year in high school!" -Book Report A lively illumination of modern physics' marquee players, featuring: * Albert Einstein * Max Planck * Ernest Rutherford * Niels Bohr * Werner Heisenberg * Richard Feynman * Murray Gell-Mann "Brennan has a knack for explaining difficult technicalities simply. His essays give a useful summary of twentieth-century science." -Financial Times "Highly recommended to expert and layperson alike." -Choice |
Contents
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants | 1 |
Isaac Newton | 11 |
Albert Einstein | 45 |
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