Science magazine reporter Waldrop introduces researchers--rebellious graduate students, Nobel laureates, and pragmatic businessmen--who are formulating surprising answers to complex questions about the universe. Line drawings.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 143 mm
Dicke: 24 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-671-87234-2 (9780671872342)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
M. Mitchell Waldrop has his doctorate in elementary particle physics and is the author of Man-Made Minds. He spent ten years as a senior writer for Science magazine, where he is now a contributing correspondent.
Contents
Visions of the Whole
1. The Irish Idea of a Hero
2. The Revolt of the Old Turks
3. Secrets of the Old One
4. "You Guys Really Believe That?"
5. Master of the Game
6. Life at the Edge of Chaos
7. Peasants Under Glass
8. Waiting for Carnot
9. Work in Progress
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
