From X-rays to Quarks

From X-rays to QuarksA leading figure in twentieth century physics offers impressions and recollections of the field's development. Nobel Laureate Emilio Segr (190589) knew and worked with many of modern physics' preeminent scientists. In this simple but elegant history, he offers compelling views not only of the milestones of scientific discovery but also the personalities involvedtheir attitudes and politics as well as their trials and triumphs. Highlights include a

This final work by the distinguished physicist Hans Reichenbach represents the culmination and integration of a lifetime's philosophical contributions and inquiries into the analysis of time

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