Physicists on Wall Street and other essays on science and society
Over the years, Jeremy Bernstein has been in contact with many of the worlda (TM)s most renowned physicists and other scientists, many of whom were involved in politics, literature, and language. In this diverse collection of essays, he reflects on their work, their personal relationships, their mot...
| Main Author: | Bernstein, Jeremy, 1929- |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online Service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer,
©2008.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 182 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Summary: |
Over the years, Jeremy Bernstein has been in contact with many of the worlda (TM)s most renowned physicists and other scientists, many of whom were involved in politics, literature, and language. In this diverse collection of essays, he reflects on their work, their personal relationships, their motives, and their contributions. Even for those people he writes about that he did not know personally, he provides important insights into their lives and work, and questions their character, their decisions, and the lives they led. In the first three essays, Professor Bernstein looks at economic the. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Economists. Options ; Black-scholes ; The rise and fall of the quants -- Scientists. Heisenberg in Poland ; The Orion ; Tales from South Africa ; A nuclear supermarket ; Ottavio Balkit : the life and times of Sir henry Wotton -- Linguists. The Spencers of Althorp and Sir William Jones : a love story ; All the glitters ; In a word, "lions" -- Fiction and stranger than fiction. The pianist, fiction and non-fiction ; Rocket science ; The science of Michel Thomas ; Topology ; What the #$*!? -- Author's note about "beating the system." Over the years, Jeremy Bernstein has been in contact with many of the worlda (TM)s most renowned physicists and other scientists, many of whom were involved in politics, literature, and language. In this diverse collection of essays, he reflects on their work, their personal relationships, their motives, and their contributions. Even for those people he writes about that he did not know personally, he provides important insights into their lives and work, and questions their character, their decisions, and the lives they led. In the first three essays, Professor Bernstein looks at economic the. University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 182 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780387765068 0387765069 1281871087 9781281871084 |
| Access: |
University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |