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The Genius of Science: A Portrait Gallery
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The Genius of Science: A Portrait Gallery Hardcover - 2000

by Abraham Pais

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An eminent physicist and acclaimed science biographer profiles 12 of the 20th century's leading scientists. The result is a who's who of physicists, their work, and their lasting influence. 30 halftones.

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. VG+/VG/1sted. This copy has lost the rear lower of the dust jacket--the very tip of the corner. Book is clean and tight, square with no marking or writing. The previous owner left his blind stamp on the table of contents page. Pages bright white. Dust jacket has no fade, and has been covered with a mylar sleeve. 356pp., 17 short biographies, some with portraits, illustrations, references. Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage, mailed boxed, and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow.
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  • Title The Genius of Science: A Portrait Gallery
  • Author Abraham Pais
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good+
  • Pages 356
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York, NY
  • Date 2000
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0023179
  • ISBN 9780198506140
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century

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Winston Churchill has written in Volume 1 of his History of the English Speaking Peoples: No one can understand history without continually relating the long periods which are constantly mentioned to the experience of our brief lives.

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  • Booklist, 04/15/2000, Page 1509
  • Choice, 11/01/2000, Page 555
  • Library Journal, 05/01/2000, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/29/2000, Page 68

About the author

Abraham Pais is Detlev W. Bronk Professor Emeritus at The Rockefeller University in New York City. He is also the author of 'Subtle is the Lord...' (for which he won the American Book Award), Inward Bound, and Niels Bohr's Times.

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