A Theory for Everything: Essays and Short Fiction

By Jeremy Bernstein

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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.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0387947000

ISBN13:9780387947006

Release Date:August 1996

Publisher:Copernicus Books

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.46 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"

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Education & Reference Physics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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