physicists

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physicists

Galileo

2003
Examines the life of sixteenth-century Italian astronomer, philosopher, and physicist Galileo Galilei, discussing his early years, motivations, accomplishments, and lasting influence on the course of history.

Albert Einstein

2005
Chronicles the life of twentieth-century physicist Albert Einstein, discussing his world, his work, and his legacy.

Suspended in language

Niels Bohr's life, discoveries, and the century he shaped
2004
A biography of twentieth-century Danish physicist Niels Bohr, the father of quantum mechanics, in comic-book format.

Theater of the stars

a novel of physics and memory
2003
Astrophysicist Lucienne Kundera understands her eccentric mother even less than the black holes she studies and struggles to find a way to help her mother come to terms with her violent past.

Hybrids

2003
Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist from a parallel Earth, and his lover, geneticist Mary Vaughan, are torn between two worlds, struggling to find a way to make their relationship work.

I am Albert Einstein

2012
A biography of Jewish physicist Albert Einstein, his contributions to science and his role as a pacifist.

Albert Einstein

a photographic biography
1989
On title page: "Including over 400 photographs, documents, drawings, and graphics and a chronological appendix.".

Lise Meitner

had the right vision about nuclear fission
2010
Examine the life and career of Austrian-born, Swedish physicist Lise Meitner, focusing on her work with nuclear fission.

Albert Einstein

physicist & genius
2009
Examines the life of genius physicist Albert Einstein, discussing his childhood, student years, important discoveries, public fame, and personal sorrows.

Michael Faraday and the discovery of electromagnetism

2005
A short biography of nineteenth-century British scientist Michael Faraday that profiles his life and works which included his invention of the electric dynamo and the discovery of electromagnetism.

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