A Theory for Everything

Bernstein, Jeremy

Here are fifteen pieces on the history and personalities of physics and related fields, from the well-known physicist and essayist Jeremy Bernstein. The pieces in this collection include profiles of Niels Bohr, Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, the linguist Hans Eberstark, and Julian Schwinger; essays on thought experiments, Einstein's scientific legacy, the early debate on black holes, and the cold fusion controversy; and some humorous short fiction. Most of this work has appeared in the New Yorker, Scientific American, or The Atlantic Monthly.

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Published by: Copernicus

Publication Date: 1996-08-29

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780387947006

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Dimensions: 234cm x156cm

Pages: 320