Scientific Journeys : A Physicist Explores the Culture, History and Personalities of Science
divThis collection of essays traces a scientific journey bookmarked by remarkable mentors and milestones of science. It provides fascinating reading for everyone interested in the history public appreciation and value of science as well as giving firsthand accounts of many key events and prominent figures. The authorampnbspwas one of the sputnik kids growing up in the US at the start of the space age. He built a working laser just two years after they were first invented an experience that convinced him to become a physicist. Duringampnbsphisampnbsp50yearampnbspcareer in physics many personalities and notable events in science and technology helped to form his view of how scienceampnbspcontributes to the modern worldampnbspincluding his conviction that the impact of science can be most effective when introduced within the context of the humanities ampnbspespecially history literature and the arts.divdivbrdivdivbiFrom the Foreword by former U.S. Congressman Rush D. HoltampnbspibiIn this volume we have the wideranging thoughts and observations of Fred Dyllaiiiiampnbspan accomplished physicist with an engineers fascination for gadgets a historians long perspective an artists aesthetic eye and a teachers passion for sharing ideas. Throughout his varied career ...ampnbsphis curiosity has been his foremost characteristic and his ability to see the connection between apparently disparate things his greatest skill. ...ampnbspHere he examines the roots and growth of innovation in examples from Bell Laboratories Edison Electric Light Company and cubist painter Georges Braque. He considers the essential place of publishing in science that epochal intellectual technique for learning how the world works. He shows the human enrichment and practical benefits that derive from wise investments in scientific research as well as the waste resulting from a failure to embrace appropriate technologies.idiv
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divThis collection of essays traces a scientific journey bookmarked by remarkable mentors and milestones of science. It provides fascinating reading for everyone interested in the history public appreciation and value of science as well as giving firsthand accounts of many key events and prominent figures. The authorampnbspwas one of the sputnik kids growing up in the US at the start of the space age. He built a working laser just two years after they were first invented an experience that convinced him to become a physicist. Duringampnbsphisampnbsp50yearampnbspcareer in physics many personalities and notable events in science and technology helped to form his view of how scienceampnbspcontributes to the modern worldampnbspincluding his conviction that the impact of science can be most effective when introduced within the context of the humanities ampnbspespecially history literature and the arts.divdivbrdivdivbiFrom the Foreword by former U.S. Congressman Rush D. HoltampnbspibiIn this volume we have the wideranging thoughts and observations of Fred Dyllaiiiiampnbspan accomplished physicist with an engineers fascination for gadgets a historians long perspective an artists aesthetic eye and a teachers passion for sharing ideas. Throughout his varied career ...ampnbsphis curiosity has been his foremost characteristic and his ability to see the connection between apparently disparate things his greatest skill. ...ampnbspHere he examines the roots and growth of innovation in examples from Bell Laboratories Edison Electric Light Company and cubist painter Georges Braque. He considers the essential place of publishing in science that epochal intellectual technique for learning how the world works. He shows the human enrichment and practical benefits that derive from wise investments in scientific research as well as the waste resulting from a failure to embrace appropriate technologies.idiv
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divThis collection of essays traces a scientific journey bookmarked by remarkable mentors and milestones of science. It provides fascinating reading for everyone interested in the history public appreciation and value of science as well as giving firsthand accounts of many key events and prominent figures. The authorampnbspwas one of the sputnik kids growing up in the US at the start of the space age. He built a working laser just two years after they were first invented an experience that convinced him to become a physicist. Duringampnbsphisampnbsp50yearampnbspcareer in physics many personalities and notable events in science and technology helped to form his view of how scienceampnbspcontributes to the modern worldampnbspincluding his conviction that the impact of science can be most effective when introduced within the context of the humanities ampnbspespecially history literature and the arts.divdivbrdivdivbiFrom the Foreword by former U.S. Congressman Rush D. HoltampnbspibiIn this volume we have the wideranging thoughts and observations of Fred Dyllaiiiiampnbspan accomplished physicist with an engineers fascination for gadgets a historians long perspective an artists aesthetic eye and a teachers passion for sharing ideas. Throughout his varied career ...ampnbsphis curiosity has been his foremost characteristic and his ability to see the connection between apparently disparate things his greatest skill. ...ampnbspHere he examines the roots and growth of innovation in examples from Bell Laboratories Edison Electric Light Company and cubist painter Georges Braque. He considers the essential place of publishing in science that epochal intellectual technique for learning how the world works. He shows the human enrichment and practical benefits that derive from wise investments in scientific research as well as the waste resulting from a failure to embrace appropriate technologies.idiv
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