Results for: Physics
Remembering Edith Alice Muller [ Mueller ].
Appenzeller, I. et. al. editors.
Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998..
1st edition. Very good in pink illustrated binding. Corners bumped, slight wear to edges and corners. 147 p. w/illustrations, list of publications, index. A collection of reminiscences about this well respected scientist. Muller was the first woman General Secretary for the IAU, holding that office from 1976 - 1979. Her main area of research was solar physics, in particular the chemical composition of the Sun. She was also heavily involved in teaching astronomy and exchange programs for young astronomers.
Price: $20.00
Theoretical Concepts in Physics: An Alternative View of Theoretical Reasoning in Physics for Final-Year Undergraduates.
Longair, M. S.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984.
Very good octavo hardcover in very good dust jacket. Light wear and rubbing to edges of boards with bumping to head and heel of spine and heavy bumping to upper corners of boards. Dj has wear and rubbing along edges with some crinkling on upper edges of front cover where bumping has occured. Light scuffing to dj's covers. 366 pages with figures, tables, appendices, references, and index.
Price: $65.00
Fallout: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and the Political science of the Atomic Nomb.
Ottaviani, Jim. various artists.
Ann Arbor, MI : GT Labs, Inc. 2001.
1st edition, 1st printing. NEW, not used. Trade paperback graphic novel. 239 p. w/b&w illus, notes and references. Artist include Janine Johnson, Steve Lieber, Vince Locke, Bernie Mireault, Jeff Parker. From the book : " A story of the Manhattan Project and the price J. Robert Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard, and we all paid for the atomic bomb." A detailed look at many of the individuals involved in the project, based on original sources and records, skillfully adapted by Mr. Ottaviani. Nominee for the Eisner Award. Very suitable for Jr. High and High school students.
Price: $18.00
