Portraits of discovery : (Record no. 86675)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01427cam a2200325 a 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 970220s1998 nyua 001 0ceng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0471191388 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 509.22 |
| Cutter | Gre |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Greenstein, George |
| Dates associated with a name | 1940 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Portraits of discovery : |
| Remainder of title | profiles in scientific genius |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | John Wiley, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c1998. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | vii; 232p. |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 x 15 cm. |
| 520 ## - Remark | |
| Summary, etc | The author takes a peek into the minds and private lives of some famous and not so famous scientists and shows how through their experiences and special insights has enabled them to make their surprising and important discoveries. Included are profiles on Nobel Prize winning physicists Richard Feynman and Martin Perl, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the first woman astronomers and Luiz Alvarez, who discovered the cause for the extinction of dinosaurs. |
| Summary, etc | Prologue: The Other World 1. The Ladies of Observatory Hill: Annie Jump Cannon and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin 2. The Bulldog: Ludwig Boltzmann and the Second Law of Thermodynamics 3. The Magician: George Gamow 4. A Gentleman of the Old School: Homi Bhabha and the Development of Science in India 5. Luie's Gadgets: Luis Alvarez and the Extinction of the Dinosaurs 6. All Genius and All Buffoon: Richard Feynman 7. Big Science: Martin Perl and the World of High Energy Physics 8. Our Address in the Universe: Margaret Geller and John Huchra. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Scientists |
| General subdivision | Biography. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | History |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geographic treatment |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Biography |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Discoveries in science. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Book | HBCSE | HBCSE | General Science | 2019-04-23 | 509.22/Gre | 24926 | 2019-04-23 | Book |