Taking the Back off the Watch A Personal Memoir /

Thomas Gold (1920-2004) had a curious mind that liked to solve problems. He was one of the most remarkable astrophysicists in the second half of the twentieth century, and he attracted controversy throughout his career. Based on a full-length autobiography left behind by Thomas Gold, this book was e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gold, Thomas (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Mitton, Simon (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 381
Temas:
Astronomy.
Science-History.
Mineralogy.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
History of Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword by Freeman Dyson
  • Introduction by Simon Mitton
  • School Years in Troubled Times
  • Wartime Student Days
  • Wartime Work for the British Navy
  • Return to Cambridge: The Citadel of Learning
  • Appointment at the Royal Greenwich Observatory
  • Move to America
  • Move to Cornell
  • The Pulsar Era
  • NASA: The Love-Hate Relationship
  • The origin of Petroleum on Earth
  • Earthquakes.-Unfinished Business.

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