| Description |
1 online resource (x, 394 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The Braggs. The Braggs / A.M. Glazer -- William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) / E.N. da C. Andrade -- William Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971) / David Phillips -- pt. 2. Peter Debye. Peter Debye : a life for science / Eric Courtens -- Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye (1884-1966) / Mansel Davies -- pt. 3. John Bardeen. John Bardeen (1908-1991) / Fernando Sols -- Semiconductor research leading to the point contact transistor : Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1956 ; Electron-phonon interactions and superconductivity : Nobel lecture, December 11, 1972 / John Bardeen -- pt. 4. Lev Davidovich Landau. About L.D. Landau, the great physicist / V.L. Ginzburg -- Physics Nobel Prize winner, 1962 : presentation at 1962 Nobel Prize ceremony / I. Waller -- pt. 5. The relevance of materials science. The relevance of materials science / Stanley L. Jaki -- The Nobel Prize in solid state physics : laureates [from 2001 to 1901] / The Nobel Foundation |
| Summary |
The 20th century has been called "The Century of Physics". It might be even more appropriate to call it "The Century of Solid State Physics". All the technological developments which changed the world by the end of the century were based upon previous scientific developments in solid state physics. The Braggs, Peter Debye, John Bardeen and L.D. Landau were certainly at the forefront of all those revolutionary changes, and they all feature in this examination of the great solid state physicists of the 20th century |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Physicists -- Biography.
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Solid state physics -- History -- 20th century
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Condensed Matter.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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Physicists
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Solid state physics
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Vaste stoffen.
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Natuurkunde.
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Materiaalkunde.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Gonzalo, Julio A. (Julio Antonio)
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Aragó López, Carmen.
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| LC no. |
2005298152 |
| ISBN |
9789812795267 |
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981279526X |
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1281935689 |
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9781281935687 |
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