Clarendon Press, Date: 1988. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1988. Clarendon Press ISBN 0198519974 9780198519973 [US]

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, Date: 1988. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1988. Oxford University Press, Incorporated ISBN 0198519974 9780198519973 [US]

ISBN10: 0198519974, ISBN13: 9780198519973, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA] Softcover
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Oxford University Press , Date: 1988 . Paperback. . Paperback. The picture on this listing page is of the actual book for sale. VG+ paperback (light edgewear, ownership sig. otherwise clean and unmarked). Marked 'Damaged' but no obvious flaws. 1988. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198519974 9780198519973 [GB]

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OUP Oxford, Date: 1988-09-29. Reprint. paperback. Used:Good. 1988. OUP Oxford ISBN 0198519974 9780198519973 [US]

New. The history of physics since the discovery of X-rays would be too simplistic a description of this book. Certainly it covers the historical period from the late nineteenth century to the present day, but the book attempts to relate not only what has happened over the last hundred years or so, but why it happened the way it did, what it was like for those scientists involved, and how what, at the time, seemed a series of bizarre or unrelated events, now with hindsight presents a logical narrative. The author, himself a notable physicist and author of the highly successful Subtle is the Lord (Clarendon Press 1982), was personally involved in many of the developments described in the book. As with his previous book, unique insights into the world of big and small physics are to be gained from this major work. ISBN 0198519974 9780198519973 [GB]

Paperback / softback. New. A history of the development of physics in the 20th century, relating events which seemed to be unconnected at the time and exploring the reasons why certain developments took place and what it was like for the scientists involved. ISBN 0198519974 9780198519973 [GB]

ISBN10: 0198519974, ISBN13: 9780198519973, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Abraham Pais' 'Subtle is the Lord.'--the award-winning biography of Albert Einstein--received high acclaim from The New York Times Book Review which hailed it as 'a monument to sound scholarship and graceful style,' and from The Christian Science Monitor which called it 'anextraordinary biography of an extraordinary man.' In his groundbreaking new book, Pais chronicles the history of the physics of matter and physical forces since the discovery of x-rays. He relates not only what has happened over the last one-hundred years, but also why it happened the way it did, the experiences of the scientists involved, andhow a series of seemingly bizarre or unrelated occurrences has emerged as a logical sequence of discoveries and events. Personally involved in many of the developments described, Pais provides unique insights into the world of big and small physics, revealing how the smallest distances exploredbetween 1895 and 1983 have shrunk a hundred millionfold. Along this 'road inward,' scientists have made advances that later generations will rank among the principal monuments of the twentieth century. This magisterial survey explores the discoveries made on the constituents of matter, the laws that govern them, and the forces that act on them. Demonstrating the sometimes rocky road to ...
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