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  • - The Life and Times of Milton La Salle Humason, Astronomer
    af Ronald L. Voller
    370,95 kr.

  • af Ian Hembrow
    628,95 kr.

    Medical treatments designed to help people can also be harmful or fatal. Around 2.5 million people die this way each year. So if any kind of medicine makes someone unwell, they or their doctor should report it. Those reports, from nearly every country in the world, go to the Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC) in Sweden. As the Centre¿s first director, Professor Ivor Ralph Edwards transformed it from a tiny operation with limited horizons into an internationally acclaimed scientific organization at the heart of the World Health Organization¿s Programme for International Drug Monitoring. He was then succeeded by his wife, Dr Marie Lindquist.This is the story of how a new science developed and a passionate and dedicated pursuit of worldwide medicines safety, with an unerring focus on the welfare of patients. The pioneering work of Ralph, Marie and their collaborators on every continent protected the lives of millions of people. It may yet improve the lives of billions more.

  • - Memoirs of a European Judge
    af Carl Baudenbacher
    1.060,95 kr.

    This book is about law, but it is not a law book. This attitude has led to political implications that have affected the author himself. The independence of the EFTA Court is also endangered by the fact that it operates alongside a large sister court, the Court of Justice of the European Union.

  • - For the Love of Mathematics
    af Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    303,95 - 312,95 kr.

  • - Scientist, Diarist, and Pioneer in Antarctica
    af Mary R. Tahan
    261,95 - 639,95 kr.

  • - Pioneer of Soviet Cryogenics
    af L. J. Reinders
    1.339,95 kr.

    This book describes the life, times and science of the Soviet physicist Lev Vasilevich Shubnikov (1901-1937).

  • - Memoir of a Respiratory Physiologist
    af John B. West
    1.616,95 - 1.619,95 kr.

    During the expedition about 6 scientists spent up to three months at an altitude of 5800 m studying the effects of this very high altitude on human physiology. Because of his interests in the effects of gravity on the lung, Dr. West spent a year at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California in 1967-1968.

  • - Unveiled Genius and Endless Mysteries
    af Rome) Esposito & Salvatore (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN)
    930,95 kr.

  • - Norbert Wiener: A Mathematician-Philosopher of Our Time
    af Leone Montagnini
    1.030,95 kr.

    This book presents the entire body of thought of Norbert Wiener (1894¿1964), knowledge of which is essential if one wishes to understand and correctly interpret the age in which we live. The focus is in particular on the philosophical and sociological aspects of Wiener¿s thought, but these aspects are carefully framed within the context of his scientific journey. Important biographical events, including some that were previously unknown, are also highlighted, but while the book has a biographical structure, it is not only a biography. The book is divided into four chronological sections, the first two of which explore Wiener¿s development as a philosopher and logician and his brilliant interwar career as a mathematician, supported by his philosophical background. The third section considers his research during World War II, which drew upon his previous scientific work and reflections and led to the birth of cybernetics. Finally, the radical post-war shift in Wiener¿s intellectual path is considered, examining how he came to abandon computer science projects and commenced ceaseless public reflections on the new sciences and technologies of information, their social effects, and the need for responsibility in science.

  • - The Autobiography
     
    2.016,95 kr.

    This book is the translated and commented autobiography of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1909.

  • - The Transformation of Geographical Medicine in the US and Beyond
    af Conrad Keating
    297,95 - 302,95 kr.

  • af Elisabetta Strickland
    922,95 - 929,95 kr.

    This biography traces the life and work of Mary Fairfax Somerville, whose extraordinary mathematical talent only came to light through fortuitous circumstances.

  • af Richard Taibi
    1.353,95 - 1.767,95 kr.

    This fascinating portrait of an amateur astronomy movement tells the story of how Charles Olivier recruited a hard-working cadre of citizen scientists to rehabilitate the study of meteors.

  • - A Founding Father of Radiobiology
    af Sinclair Wynchank
    941,95 - 1.411,95 kr.

    This book is a scientific biography of Louis Harold ("Hal") Gray, FRS (1905-65), a pioneer in radiobiology - a little known science that is nevertheless extremely important since it constitutes the basis of radiotherapy.

  • - Memoirs of a Philosopher-Scientist
    af Mario Bunge
    1.123,95 kr.

  • - Adventures of a Geomorphologist at Large
    af Martin Williams
    496,95 kr.

    In this book, the author describes in simple, non-technical terms the adventures he has experienced during his work as an earth scientist in some of the remote parts of the arid and semi-arid world.

  • - Theo van Boven and the Transformation of the UN Role
    af Bertrand Ramcharan
    929,95 kr.

    This biography tells the story of Theo van Boven's dynamic and courageous leadership to develop UN protection. Van Boven has been a life-long scholar and practitioner of human rights. He served in the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented The Netherlands in the UN Commission on Human Rights, served as an expert in its Sub-Commission on Human Rights, and also on the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. He was the Director of the UN Human Rights secretariat from 1977 to 1982, and later served as Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, and as UN Special Rapporteur against Torture.As Director of the UN Human Rights secretariat, Professor van Boven built up the protection capacity of the United Nations piece by piece and thereby transformed the UN's role. He initiated every protection mechanism in use at the United Nations today. He was thus the father of the contemporary system of United Nations protection. This book is a priceless study of leadership and strategy. If one is to be able to deepen the protection capacity of the UN in the future, it is crucial to understand how the foundations were laid. This book, based on the personal papers of Professor van Boven and of the author, who was his Special Assistant, tells the story of his remarkable leadership of the UN Human Rights secretariat.

  • - A Physicist Ahead of His Time
    af G. J. Hyland
    660,95 - 817,95 kr.

    This biography provides a stimulating and coherent blend of scientific and personal narratives describing the many achievements of the theoretical physicist Herbert Froehlich.

  • - Through Yet Another Eye
    af Shinya Inoue
    1.305,95 kr.

  • - Unveiled Genius and Endless Mysteries
    af Salvatore Esposito
    922,95 kr.

    This biography sheds new light on the life and work of physicist Ettore Majorana (including unpublished contributions), as well as on his mysterious disappearance in March 1938. Majorana is held by many, including Nobel Laureate, Enrico Fermi, to have been a genius of the rank of Galilei and Newton. In this intriguing story, the author, himself a leading expert on the work of Majorana, supplements the existing literature with new insights, anecdotes and personal accounts of contemporaries of Majorana. 

  • - A Gentleman Scientist at Via Panisperna
    af Miriam Focaccia
    584,95 kr.

    This book draws upon a wealth of archival material to present the life and achievements of Pietro Blaserna, a "gentleman scientist" whose greatest legacy is considered to be the Institute of Physics on the Via Panisperna in Rome, of which he was the creator and first director. Both in this role and as President of the Accademia dei Lincei, Blaserna contributed enormously in establishing a sound institutional base for the further development of physics in Italy. Starting from an accurate historical reconstruction of the scientific, social, and political context, the author presents the different phases of Pietro Blaserna's life and career. As a multifaceted intellectual and a scientist holding several institutional positions, Blaserna worked ceaselessly to promote an effective policy in science and technology, which was critically important in stimulating the development of Italy as a modern nation. Blaserna may not have left scientific works that made history, but what he created in Rome was a real "house of physics", equipped with modern laboratories and instruments. In tracing his important legacy, this book will be of interest for all historians of science and for historians of nineteenth and twentieth century Italy.

  • - A Life for Fluid Mechanics and Aeronautical Research
    af Michael Eckert
    1.142,95 kr.

    This is a comprehensive biography of Ludwig Prandtl (1875-1953), the father of modern aerodynamics. His name is associated most famously with the boundary layer concept, but also with several other topics in 20th century fluid mechanics, particularly turbulence (Prandtl's mixing length). Among his disciples are pioneers of modern fluid mechanics such as Heinrich Blasius, Theodore von Kármán and Walter Tollmien. Furthermore, Prandtl founded the Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt (AVA) and the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Strömungsforschung in Göttingen, both of them seeds for the growth of fluid mechanics in Germany. Yet Prandtl was also a representative of aeronautical research - from Imperial Germany via the Weimar Republic to the "Third Reich". Although not a party member, he assumed the role of a goodwill ambassador for Nazi Germany. This objective treatment of his career will be of interest to all scientists and historians wanting to learn more about Prandtl's influence and the early development of fluid- and aerodynamics.

  • - The Birth of Radiology
    af Gerd Rosenbusch
    338,95 kr.

    This book, which will appeal to all with an interest in the history of radiology and physics, casts new light on the life and career of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, showing how his personality was shaped by his youth in the Netherlands and his teachers in Switzerland.

  • - His Life in Science and Politics
    af Pramod V. Naik
    473,95 - 606,95 kr.

  • - A Belgian Astronomer Caught in the American Civil War
    af Christiaan Sterken & Amy Abercrombie King
    584,95 kr.

    Translated from the original French and annotated with figures, historical maps and commentary from the translators, this work is Jean-Charles Houzeau's account of his escape from Texas during the American Civil War.

  • - A Modern Astronomer in the 17th Century
    af Gabriella Bernardi
    372,95 - 384,95 kr.

  • - The Story of My Life and Work
    af Josef Rosch
    1.043,95 - 1.314,95 kr.

    In this autobiography, Josef Roesch, a leading pioneer in interventional radiology from its inception to the present, documents his life and discusses important aspects of his work, focusing especially on those procedures that he developed or improved and that were popularized by his lectures and publications.

  • - Einstein's Friend and Opponent
    af Jan Guichelaar
    384,95 kr.

  • - The Life and Science of an Extraordinary Man
    af Jorg Resag
    382,95 kr.

    This book takes the reader on a journey through the life of Richard Feynman and describes, in non-technical terms, his revolutionary contributions to modern physics. Feynman was an unconventional thinker who always tried to get to the bottom of things. In doing so, he developed an intuitive view that made him one of the greatest teachers of physics. The author captures this development and explains it in the context of the zeitgeist of modern physics: What revolutionary ideas did Feynman have, what contribution did he make to the development of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, how can Feynman's methods be understood? Be enchanted by this book and understand the physics of the genius whose 100th birthday was celebrated in 2018.

  • - Memoirs of Theodore H. Maiman
    af Theodore H. Maiman
    436,95 - 471,95 kr.