Beating the odds : the life and times of E.A. Milne /
E A Milne was one of the giants of 20th century astrophysics and cosmology. His bold ideas, underpinned by his Christianity, sparked controversy - he believed two time scales operate in the universe. Struggling against poverty, Milne won five scholarships to Cambridge, but he never finished his degr...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Imperial College Press,
Ã2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ch. 1. A foothold on the ladder
- ch. 2. The upheavals of war
- ch. 3. Adventures with reflections
- ch. 4. The trials of trumpets
- ch. 5. Cambridge rhapsody
- ch. 6. Riding on a sunbeam
- ch. 7. New horizons
- ch. 8. A scientific wilderness
- ch. 9. Cut and thrust
- ch. 10. Family versus college
- ch. 11. Cosmic inspiration
- ch. 12. Oxford's enlightenment
- ch. 13. The pendulum and the atom
- ch. 14. Lifeline
- ch. 15. Mathematics, bombs and bureaucracy
- ch. 16. An invitation
- ch. 17. A race unfinished.