From x-rays to quarks
Subtitle: modern physicists and their discoveries
By: Emilio Segrè.
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
Published: 1980
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng; ita
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Physics -- History.; Physicists -- Biography.
Description: A Nobel Laureate offers impressions and recollections of the development of modern physics. Rather than a chronological approach, Segrè emphasizes interesting, complex personalities who often appear only in footnotes. Readers will find that this book adds considerably to their understanding of science and includes compelling topics of current interest.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 316-326.
Translation of Personaggi e scoperte nella fisica contemporanea.
Includes indexes.