physicists

Contains over one hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the life, work, achievements, and cultural influence of twentieth-century physicist Albert Einstein.

Astrophysicist Neil de Grasse Tyson shares the story of his lifelong fascination with the night sky, and follows his path from his boyhood in the Bronx to his appointment as the youngest-ever Director of the Hayden Planetarium. Includes descriptions of the cosmos, and insights from Tyson on life and society.

Examines how Albert Einstein's discoveries and theories have influenced modern science, discussing how his work has been used in various scientific fields and how it may shape the future.

A guide to the life and work of Albert Einstein that explains his scientific theories and the impact they had on modern science.

A parallel biography of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in their youth that discusses their discoveries in the realms of relativity and cubism and examines the similarities in their studies of space and time.

Text and comics are used to examine the life and work of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, a cosmologist who has based his studies of the universe primarily on Einstein's theory of relativity.

Traces the history and development of the laser and discusses why the laser's inventor was not able to file a patent for his invention for more than thirty years.

Tells the life story of Alfred Lee Loomis, a Wall Street tycoon who ran a secret research laboratory in his Tuxedo Park, New York, mansion and personally bankrolled the development of radar systems that turned the course of World War II in favor of the Allies.