Holton, Gerald James.

Einstein, history, and other passions.

Woodbury, N.Y., The American Institute of Physics, [1995]. 24 cm. XIII, 312 pages with illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Former library copy in excellent (close to new) condition with some very minor signs of external wear. Decent library signs to lower spine of dustjacket and the volume itself. [Masters of modern physics].

Includes for example: Einstein’s Influence on the Culture of our Time / The Public Image of Science / ‘Doing one’s damnedest’ – The Evolution of Trust in Scientific Findings / Understanding the History of Science / Personalities in Physics – The Trials of Robert J. Oppenheimer / Percy W. Bridgman – Physicist and Philosopher / Feynman’s Adventures / Michael Polanyi and the History of Science etc. etc.

• Keywords: Catalogue Autumn 2020 · History of Science · Physics · Physics – Rare · Science
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563963337
• Inventory Number: 44830AB

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