"In the judgment of the most competent living mathematicians, Fräulein Noether was the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began." Albert Einstein
The year was 1915, and the young mathematician Emmy Noether had just settled into Göttingen ......
Even in his lifetime, Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley,who died at Gallipoli in 1915, was widely regarded as the most promising British physicist of his generation.Had he survived, he could well have won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1916. His death provoked in Britain a reassessment of the role that scientists might play in war. This book of essays ......
This book is about having ideas anda much longer haulmaking them work. David Jones, best known for his Daedalus column, tells many stories about creators and their creations, including his own fantastical-seeming contributions to mainstream sciencesuch as unrideable bicycles and chemical gardens in space. His theory of creativity endows each of ......
How do students learn about physics without picking up a 1,000-page textbook chock-full of complicated equations? The Physicist's World is the answer. Here, Thomas Grissom explains clearly and succinctly what physics really is: the science of understanding how everything in the universe moves.From the earliest efforts by Presocratic philosophers ......
Bubbles are everywhere -- in water and in air, made from soap and from gas. They are referenced in literature and sung about in songs, and they're even the subject of great works of art. From the youngest child blowing bubbles in the backyard to the adult studying the fascinating science behind them, bubbles capture our imagination. F. Ronald ......
A notoriously difficult subject, covariant electrodynamics is nonetheless vital for understanding relativistic field theory. John M. Charap's classroom-tested introduction to the mathematical foundations of the topic presents the material in an approachable manner.Charap begins with a historical overview of electrodynamics and a discussion of the ......
Revving engines, smoking tires, and high speeds. Car racing enthusiasts and race drivers alike know the thrill of competition, the push to perform better, and the agony -- and dangers -- of bad decisions. But driving faster and better involves more than just high horsepower and tightly tuned engines. Physicist and amateur racer Chuck Edmondson ......
Time. Gravity. Night. So much of what surrounds us feels familiar and mundane. But each is a wonder that reveals profound insights into the world around us.C. Renée James's whimsical tour of seven everyday experiences -- night, light, stuff, gravity, time, home, and wonder -- opens the universe to fantastical contemplation. Light? Although we need ......
In Judgments of Beauty in Theory Evaluation, the author argues that judgments of beauty are a justified part of theory evaluation. This argument bears on the debate over judgments of beauty in scientific theory evaluation and also prompts an examination of judgments of beauty in philosophical theory evaluation.
