Author: Gregory Paul BaxterPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368656120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1910.
Researches upon the Atomic Weights
Author: Gregory Paul BaxterPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368656120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1910.
The American Journal of Science
Author: American Journal of Science and Arts
Author: Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication
Author: Almost Completely Baxter
Author: Glen BaxterPublisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590179854
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Over four decades and a multitude of books, “Colonel” Glen Baxter has built a world and a language all his own—slightly familiar, decidedly abnormal, irresistibly funny. Have you felt the terror of a failed Szechuan dinner? Have you seen what happens at precisely 6:15? Do you know where the beards are stored? Either way, this is the book for you. Baxter’s drawings are a delicious stew of pulp adventure novels, highbrow hjinks, and outright absurdity: lonesome cowboys confront the latest in modern art, brave men tremble before moussaka, schoolgirls hoard hashish, and the world’s fruits are in constant peril. Wimples abound. This new selection of Baxter’s work brings together highlights from the full sweep of his long career, and is sure to enchant both confirmed Baxterians and those in dire need of an introduction. This NYRC edition is a hardcover with printed endpapers, debossed cover design, and extra-thick paper.
The American Journal of Science
Author: Mrs. GamboldNature
Author: Sir Norman LockyerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The Life and Science of Harold C. Urey
Author: Matthew ShindellPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022666211X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Harold C. Urey (1893–1981), whose discoveries lie at the foundation of modern science, was one of the most famous American scientists of the twentieth century. Born in rural Indiana, his evolution from small-town farm boy to scientific celebrity made him a symbol and spokesman for American scientific authority. Because he rose to fame alongside the prestige of American science, the story of his life reflects broader changes in the social and intellectual landscape of twentieth-century America. In this, the first ever biography of the chemist, Matthew Shindell shines new light on Urey’s struggles and achievements in a thoughtful exploration of the science, politics, and society of the Cold War era. From Urey’s orthodox religious upbringing to his death in 1981, Shindell follows the scientist through nearly a century of American history: his discovery of deuterium and heavy water earned him the Nobel Prize in 1934, his work on the Manhattan Project helped usher in the atomic age, he initiated a generation of American scientists into the world of quantum physics and chemistry, and he took on the origin of the Moon in NASA’s lunar exploration program. Despite his success, however, Urey had difficulty navigating the nuclear age. In later years he lived in the shadow of the bomb he helped create, plagued by the uncertainties unleashed by the rise of American science and unable to reconcile the consequences of scientific progress with the morality of religion. Tracing Urey’s life through two world wars and the Cold War not only conveys the complex historical relationship between science and religion in the twentieth century, but it also illustrates how these complexities spilled over into the early days of space science. More than a life story, this book immerses readers in the trials and triumphs of an extraordinary man and his extraordinary times.
Library Bulletin of the University of Saint Andrews
Author: University of St. Andrews. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Report
Author: Indiana State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description