How Two Mavericks Shaped Modern Science: Ordinary Geniuses
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How Two Mavericks Shaped Modern Science: Ordinary Geniuses

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A fascinating tribute to the forefathers of two of today’s most exciting scientific fieldsThanks to Max Delbruck and George Gamow, today we have mapped the human genome and understand the ramifications of the Big Bang. In his characteristically inviting and elegant style, Gino Segre brings to life the story of these two great scientists and their long friendship and offers an accessible inside look the people behind the scenes of science—the collaboration and competition, the quirks and failures, the role of intuition and luck, and the sense of wonder and curiosity that keeps these extraordinary minds going.

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Weight 0.346175 kg
Dimensions 1.9304 × 13.97 × 21.4122 cm
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Paperback
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Pages

368
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Year Published

2013-11-26
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Publication City/Country

USA
ISBN 10

0143121308
About The Author

Gino Segre is the author of A Matter of Degrees and Faust in Copenhagen. An internationally renowned expert in high-energy elementary particle theoretical physics, he is a professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Philadelphia.

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