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Voyage through time : walks of life to the Nobel Prize /
From a beginning in an Egyptian delta town and the port of Alexandriato the scenic vistas of sunny southern California, Ahmed Zewail takesus on a voyage through time â his own life and the split-secondworld of the femtosecond. In this endearing exposé of his life andwork until his receipt of th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cairo ; New York :
American University in Cairo Press,
©2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | From a beginning in an Egyptian delta town and the port of Alexandriato the scenic vistas of sunny southern California, Ahmed Zewail takesus on a voyage through time â his own life and the split-secondworld of the femtosecond. In this endearing exposé of his life andwork until his receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1999, he draws lessonsfrom his life story so far, and he meditates on the impact which therevolution in science has had on our modern world â in bothdeveloped and developing countries. What makes the book enchanting andengaging is Zewail's emphasis on the human dimension and his uni. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-241) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9812564470 9789812564474 9781617974939 1617974935 9781617972461 1617972460 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |