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The Martians of Science: Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth Century
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The Martians of Science: Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth Century Hardcover - 2006

by Istvan Hargittai

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Oxford University Press, 2006-07-27. Hardcover. Like New. 8x6x1. Author inscribed to previous owner and signed looks unread with just a touch of shelf wear, hardcover in jacket. 2nd printing Please email for photos.
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  • Title The Martians of Science: Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth Century
  • Author Istvan Hargittai
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 376
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Oxford
  • Date 2006-07-27
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 104558
  • ISBN 9780195178456 / 0195178459
  • Weight 1.49 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.52 x 1.17 in (23.37 x 16.56 x 2.97 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Teller, Edward, Physicists - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005029427
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

From the publisher

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index. Online version licensed for access by U. of T. users.

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Citations

  • Science Books & Films, 05/01/2007, Page 119
  • Science Books & Films Best Bks, 01/01/2008, Page 5
  • Scitech Book News, 09/01/2006, Page 43

About the author

Istvn Hargittai is Professor of Chemistry and head of the George A. Olah PhD School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and research professor at E tv s University. He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and member of the Academia Europaea (London). He holds a PhD degree from E tv s University, D.Sc. degree from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and honorary doctorates from Moscow State University, the University of North Carolina, and the Russian Academy of Sciences. He has lectured in some 30 countries and taught at several universities in the United States. He has published extensively on structural chemistry and on symmetry-related topics. His books include the Candid Science series of his collected interviews with famous scientists, The Road to Stockholm about the Nobel Prize, and Our Lives, which includes a considerable amount of autobiographical material. He and his fellow professor wife live in Budapest. Their grown children, both PhDs, live in the United States.

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