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NOBEL PRIZES AND NATURE’S SURPRISES

by Erling Norrby (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden) 400pp December 2013 ISBN: 978-981-4520-98-0 £65 ISBN: 978-981-4520-99-7(pbk) £38 ”Speculation about what happens in the selection of Nobel Prize winners is part of both the narrative and the ‘gossip’ of science. Interpreting what went on in the Nobel selection committees 50 years ago requires both an intimate understanding of how the process works and familiarity with subtleties of the Swedish language. Erling Norrby has the proper personal experiences to make such evaluations. In the present book he mainly reviews Medical Nobel awards during 1960 and 1962. Coming as it does near the beginnings of the modern medicine — recognizing exceptional advances in immunology and molecular biology — this is a fascinating era for those who are intrigued by the history of discovery.” Peter C Doherty Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1996 Each year the Nobel Prizes in the Natural Sciences reveal amazing discoveries. The growth and evolution of knowledge can be researched in the Nobel archives where nominations are kept secret for 50 years after the awards have been made. This book takes us up to 1962. All prizes in immunology are reviewed and their impacts on our ability to control infectious diseases and transplant organs are highlighted. The Nobel year 1962 recognizes the most major advance in biology since Darwin’s theory of evolution: the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA by Watson and Crick in 1953.

SOVIET UNION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NOBEL PRIZE

by Abram M Blokh (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) 900pp ISBN: 978-981-4277-97-6

December 2013 £59

The result of meticulous research by Professor Abram Blokh, this book presents facts, documents, thoughts and comments on the system of the Nobel Prize awards to Russian and Soviet scientists. It provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between the ideas expressed by the Nobel Foundation and those expressed by the autocratic and totalitarian regimes in Russia and the ex-Soviet Union during the 20th century who had the same attitude of revulsion toward the intellectual and humanistic values represented by the Nobel Prizes. The author had access to the declassified documents in the archives of the Nobel Foundation. Also included in the book are new materials obtained and developed by the author after the publication of the first two editions (in Russian). This additional information is from the archives of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Soviet Writers’ Union in Moscow and St Petersburg. These documents shed new light on the difficulties encountered during the attempts

TIME IN POWERS OF TEN

by Gerard ‘t Hooft & Stefan Vandoren (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) 250pp ISBN: 978-981-4489-80-5 ISBN: 978-981-4489-81-2(pbk)

June 2014 £51 £16

In this richly illustrated book, Nobel Laureates describe the enormous diversity of natural phenomena that take place at different time scales. In the tradition of the bestseller Powers of Ten, the authors zoom in and out in time, each step with a factor of ten. Starting from one second, time scales are enlarged until processes are reached that take much longer than the age of the universe. After the largest possible eternities, the reader is treated to the shortest and fastest phenomena known. Then the authors increase with powers of ten, until again the second is reached at the end of the book. At each time scale, interesting natural phenomena occur, spread over all scientific disciplines: orbital and rotation periods of planets and stars, decay times of elementary particles and atoms, biological rhythms and evolution processes, but also the different geological time scales.

SELECTED PAPERS OF CHEN NING YANG II (With Commentaries) by Chen Ning Yang (State University of New York, Stony Brook, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Tsinghua University, Beijing, China) 396pp ISBN: 978-981-4449-00-7 ISBN: 978-981-4449-01-4(pbk)

July 2013 £65 £32

’’Prof. Yang’s achievements certainly provoke a great deal to reflect upon and propound, attested to by his many speeches and contributions to various publications, which make up slightly more than one-third of the book. Among the 47 articles included, close to a quarter are original research papers.’’ International Journal of Modern Physics A Professor Chen Ning Yang, an eminent contemporary physicist, was Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, from 1955 to 1966, and Albert Einstein Professor of Physics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook until his retirement in 1999. Prof Yang has made great impacts in both abstract theory and phenomenological analysis in modern physics. In 1983, he published “Selected Papers (1945–1980), With Commentary”. The present book, a sequel to this earlier volume, is a collection of his personally selected papers (1971–2012) supplemented by his insightful commentaries. Its contents reflect Professor Yang’s changing interests after he reached age sixty. It also includes commentaries written by him in 2011, at the age of 89.

PIONEERS OF MEDICINE WITHOUT A NOBEL PRIZE

by Gilbert Thompson (Imperial College London, UK) 300pp ISBN: 978-1-78326-383-7 ISBN: 978-1-78326-384-4(pbk)

April 2014 £84 £30

As the sequel to Nobel Prizes that Changed Medicine, this book brings together in one volume fifteen discoveries that have had a major impact upon medical science and the practice of medicine, but for which the scientists involved have not been awarded a Nobel Prize. Its aim is to publicize the achievements of these lesser-known heroes of our time and thereby inform and entertain the reader, whether medical student, professor or scientifically-minded layman.

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by Ulf Lagerkvist (Gothenburg University, Sweden) & edited by Erling Norrby (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden) 136pp ISBN: 978-981-4295-95-6(pbk)

October 2012 £15

“Ulf Lagerkvist gives a lively account of the events of more than a hundred years ago. His last book is an important contribution to science history and a beautiful memento of his oeuvre.” Structural Chemistry “The book ends with a vivid description of the circumstances behind the unfortunate missed Nobel Prize to Mendeleev before his death in 1907. I most strongly recommend the book to the general audience as well as to colleges and students. The text is easy to follow, very interesting and clearly explains the contributions of the various players through the history of chemistry.” Professor Emeritus Lars Thelander Umea University Professor Lagerkvist traces the seminal developments in the field of chemistry, highlighting the discoveries and personalities of the individuals who transformed the field from ancient myths of the Greeks into the realities and laws governing the properties of the elements. An underlying but explicit intent of Lagerkist’s survey is to address what he believes was an injustice in denying Mendeleev the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1905 and 1906. Delving into the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ detailed records, he reveals the criteria and arguments favouring the contributions of the competing contenders in those years. Lagerkvist, member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, who participated in judging nominations for the chemistry prize, concludes “It is in the nature of the Nobel Prize that there will always be a number candidates who obviously deserve to be rewarded but never get the accolade”.

NOBEL PRIZES AND LIFE SCIENCES

by Erling Norrby (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden) 336pp ISBN: 978-981-4299-36-7 ISBN: 978-981-4299-37-4(pbk)

September 2010 £45 £25

“The rich and incisive content of Norrby’s book illustrates how the Nobel Prize rewards new discovery, the products of exploration beyond the edge of the known and safe and into the vast spaces of the unknown and mysterious … Awardees often have broad interests beyond their specialty that ornaments their imagination and allows them to see order and value in the seeming chaos of the natural world. The examples of Nobel life sciences research that Norrby has chosen illustrate the importance of chance observation that are the products of exploration, and an appreciation of the famous warning of Heraclites, ‘If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; for it is hard to be sought out, and difficult’.” Baruch S Blumberg Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1976 “Who but a scientist of the caliber of Norrby, closely connected with the Royal Swedish Academy and intimately associated with the process of selection of Nobel Prizes for several years can provide a better account of the intricacies of this process.” Current Science “The book focuses on selected topics rather than providing inventories and this makes it an especially enjoyable read … Norrby generously shared his knowledge and experience with us through this book, which I wholehearted recommend to all interested in how the Nobel recognition of discoveries and discoverers works.” British Journal for History of Science  2

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THE NOBEL BANQUETS

A Century of Culinary History (1901–2001)

by Ulrica Söderlind (Stockholm University, Sweden) Translated from the Swedish by Michael Knight 340pp ISBN: 978-981-4313-11-7 ISBN: 978-981-4317-97-9(pbk)

June 2010 £51 £18

“This specialized historical narrative tracing the evolution of the Nobel banquet and its menus will delight food historians, scientists, chefs, and trivia buffs alike.” CHOICE There is hardly any other banquet in the world that is as famous as the Nobel Banquet which many would give a fortune to attend. It is held on December 10 in Stockholm every year. This comprehensive book presents not only all the known facts about the Nobel banquet menus but also many unknown details, both about the Nobel banquets themselves and about the traditional banquets held at the Royal Court by the King and Queen of Sweden on December 11 in honour of the laureates. The main focus is on the food and drink that have been served annually for more than a century. The gastronomic man is at the centre. The composition and contents of each banquet are listed and analysed. The reader is given interesting insights into the work in the kitchens, the decanting of the wines and the special challenges that the waiters and waitresses face.

NOBEL LAUREATES IN SEARCH OF IDENTITY AND INTEGRITY Voices of Different Cultures

edited by Anders Hallengren (Stockholm University, Sweden) 280pp ISBN: 978-981-256-038-4 ISBN: 978-981-256-074-2(pbk)

January 2005 £65 £25

In this collection of essays, biographies and Nobel lectures, ten Nobel Laureates from five continents give various and startling perspectives on current questions about modernity and tradition, unity and diversity, integration, identity, integrity, gender and sexual roles in a multicultural world of change. It is also a book on self-confidence and presents different ways to selfknowledge and cultural individuality. Published in print for the first time, these studies and penetrating observations on topical issues, written by leading authors and intellectuals from many distant countries, make up one of the most intriguing and engaging avowals of our time. The Nobel Laureates are: Sir V S Naipaul (United Kingdom, born in Trinidad); Nadine Gordimer (South Africa); Derek Walcott (St Lucia); Naguib Mahfouz (Egypt); Patrick White (Australia); Ernest Hemingway (USA); Grazia Deledda (Sardinia, Italy); Amartya Sen (United Kingdom and the USA, born in India); Rabindranath Tagore (India) and Nelson Mandela (South Africa).

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edited by Agneta Wallin Levinovitz & Nils Ringertz (The Nobel Foundation, Sweden) 248pp ISBN: 978-981-02-4664-8 ISBN: 978-981-02-4665-5(pbk)

August 2001 £48 £23

“This wonderful book gives a comprehensive review of the Nobel prizes awarded since 1901 … Reading the book is like reading a compressed history of humankind in the twentieth century. It shows how by and large the Nobel prizes have indeed tracked the epoch-making events in this turbulent century.” M Veltman Nobel Laureate in Physics (1999), Emeritus Professor of Physics University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The Nobel Prize, as founded in Alfred Nobel’s will, was the first truly international prize. There is no other award with the same global scope and mission. In celebration of the centennial of the Nobel Prize in 2001, this book offers a clear perspective on the development of human civilization over the past hundred years. The book serves to present the major trends and developments and also provide information about the life and philosophy of Alfred Nobel, the history of the Nobel Foundation, and the procedure for nominating and selecting Nobel Laureates.

PIONEERS OF MICROBIOLOGY AND THE NOBEL PRIZE by Ulf Lagerkvist (Gothenburg University, Sweden) 188pp ISBN: 978-981-238-233-7 ISBN: 978-981-238-234-4(pbk)

June 2003 £62 £16

“The initial chapters beautifully describe the evolution of the ideas that formed the basis not only of medical microbiology but also of physiology and pathology … This book provides a series of portraits in which not only the achievements but additionally the failings are described, and effectively conjures up the academic milieu of the time.” Notes and Records of The Royal Society “… The four main sections of the book are each a gem of a portrait in the miniature. The treatment is balanced; not only human greatness but failings are presented, making the descriptions very human and informative … Ulf Lagerkvist provides interesting data and observations about the nominations and the studies conducted by various members of the Committee on the candidates.” István Hargittai Budapest University of Technology and Economics Hungary

THE ENIGMA OF FERMENT NOBEL PRIZES THAT CHANGED MEDICINE

edited by Gilbert Thompson (Imperial College, London, UK) 372pp ISBN: 978-1-84816-825-1 ISBN: 978-1-84816-826-8(pbk)

December 2011 £83 £32

“Many see the Nobel Prize as an award for original discoveries that enhance understanding, but these essays show how much medicine can deliver for human good and with almost immediate application. What characterizes Nobel Prizes That Changed Medicine is the extraordinary percipience of those who draw from a vast electric range of observations in the foreground of practice and crystallize their scientific ideas uncontaminated by dogma.” Clinical Medicine This book brings together in one volume fifteen Nobel Prize-winning discoveries that have had the greatest impact upon medical science and the practice of medicine during the 20th century and up to the present time. Its overall aim is to enlighten, entertain and stimulate. This is especially so for those who are involved in or contemplating a career in medical research. Key Feature: • No other book has brought together the Nobel Prizes in such a way-highlighting the greatest influences on the practice of Medicine, dating from the discovery of insulin in 1923 to the description of the gene-silencing effect of double-stranded RNA in 2006

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From the Philosopher’s Stone to the First Biochemical Nobel Prize by Ulf Lagerkvist (Gothenburg University, Sweden) 172pp ISBN: 978-981-256-421-4(pbk)

November 2005 £16

“Lagerkvist, who has had access to the recently released information and documents in the Swedish Academy on the deliberations preceding Buchner’s welldeserved prize, provides an entertaining and scholarly description of the disagreements and intrigues associated with this particular award. In summary, an excellent and entertaining read for anyone with an interest in the starting points of modern life sciences.” Dr Tomas Lindahl London Research Institute Cancer Research UK This popular account of the history of ferment takes the reader on a fascinating journey from its obscure origins in medieval medicine and alchemy to the modern concept of the enzyme. During the 19th century, the question of the nature of the ferment led to a long and bitter conflict between those that believed in a vital force peculiar to the living cell and those that looked for a more chemical explanation. The book takes an in-depth look at the events of 1897 when Eduard Buchner demonstrated that cell-free extracts of yeast could catalyze alcoholic fermentation, putting an end to “vitalism” and at the same time earning him a Nobel Prize, the first to be awarded for purely biochemical work.

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Chemistry 4D ELECTRON MICROSCOPY Imaging in Space and Time

by Ahmed H Zewail (California Institute of Technology, USA) & John M Thomas (University of Cambridge, UK) 360pp ISBN: 978-1-84816-390-4 ISBN: 978-1-84816-400-0(pbk)

December 2009 £58 £32

“This is a fascinating book, very timely published when electron microscopy (EM) is at a turning point with dramatically improved capacities … The description of scattering of electrons and the function of the electron microscope is sufficiently complete to make this book well suited as a university textbook.” Crystallography Reviews “Researchers using electron microscopy will find this book fascinating and very helpful for learning about the latest advances in electron microscopy imaging technology.” IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

THE LIFE AND SCIENTIFIC LEGACY OF GEORGE PORTER edited by David Phillips & James Barber (Imperial College London, UK) 652pp ISBN: 978-1-86094-660-8 ISBN: 978-1-86094-695-0(pbk)

July 2006 £137 £32

Sir George Porter (Lord Porter of Luddenham) was one of the most highly regarded and well known scientists in Britain. He was Director of the Royal Institution, awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and later became President of the Royal Society (1985-1990). Together with Ronald Norrish and Manfred Eigen, he shared the 1967 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, for their work on techniques for observing and studying extremely fast chemical reactions during the processes of combustion, explosion and chain reaction. In this volume, his peers, former colleagues, students and friends — themselves highly regarded and well known scientists in their own right — come together to honour and celebrate the enormous contributions of this man. They comment on their respective personal and working relationships with Porter and on his work. World Scientific Series in 20th Century Chemistry - Vol. 14

ACROSS CONVENTIONAL LINES: SELECTED PAPERS OF GEORGE A OLAH, VOLUME 3 The Sixth Decade and the Methanol Economy

edited by George A Olah, G K Surya Prakash & Thomas Mathew (University of Southern California, USA) 1200pp ISBN: 978-981-4436-59-5

December 2013 £185

In the course of his career spanning over six decades, George A Olah, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, has been exceedingly prolific. He has published some 1500 scientific papers and 25 books and holds more than 150 patents. The third volume of his selected papers contains some 140 scientific publications, lectures and articles of the sixth decade of his research. He shares inter alia his vision and pioneering work to help the development of a new field to replace fossil fuels through a viable chemical carbon cycle. It is based on chemical recycling of carbon dioxide to methanol as the basis of the “Methanol Economy” capable of substituting fossil fuels and as a means of energy storage, production of transportation fuels, and raw materials for essential chemicals.  4

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ACROSS CONVENTIONAL LINES (In 2 Volumes) Selected Papers of George A Olah

edited by George A Olah & G K Surya Prakash (University of Southern California) 1504pp ISBN: 978-981-02-2769-2

February 2003 £180

In the course of his distinguished career spanning about half a century, George A Olah, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, has been exceedingly prolific and has published more than 1000 scientific papers and 15 books and holds more than 100 patents. This invaluable volume contains about 250 papers selected for their breadth and current importance.

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WILLIAM F SHARPE Selected Works

edited by William F Sharpe (Stanford University, USA) 716pp ISBN: 978-981-4329-95-8

February 2012 £90

William F Sharpe received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1990 for his work on equilibrium pricing in capital markets. He was one of the originators of the Capital Asset Pricing Model, developed the Sharpe Ratio for investment performance analysis, the binomial method for the valuation of options, the gradient method for asset allocation optimization, and returnsbased style analysis for evaluating the style and performance of investment funds. This book consists of a collection of Dr Sharpe’s work in these and other areas.

Econometrics in the Information Age: Theory and Practice of Measurement - Vol. 4

MACROECONOMETRIC MODELING OF JAPAN edited by Shinichi Ichimura (Kyoto University, Japan) & Lawrence R Klein (University of Pennsylvania, USA) 492pp ISBN: 978-981-283-461-4

August 2010 £94

This book offers representative macroeconometric models and their applications for the Japanese economy in different development stages throughout the postwar years up to the present. It presents a summary of three types of macroeconometric models and analyses: social accounting analyses of national income and related indices; inter-industrial and inter-regional analyses of the Japanese economy; macroeconometric model building for the Japanese economy and its applications with a survey of various models in Japan.

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HARRY MARKOWITZ Selected Works

edited by Harry M Markowitz (University of California, San Diego, USA) 716pp ISBN: 978-981-283-363-1

March 2009 £120

“As the founder of modern investment theory, Harry Markowitz has continued to move the field forward with one groundbreaking study after another over an amazing span of years. This volume is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to learn what modern investment theory is all about!” Martin Leibowitz, Managing Director Morgan Stanley — Research, USA WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS

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Engineering SELECTED WORKS OF PROFESSOR HERBERT KROEMER

edited by C K Maiti (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India) 384pp ISBN: 978-981-270-901-1

May 2008 £127

Information technology has changed our society radically. Just as the integrated circuits have been the prime mover for electronics, high-speed transistors and semiconductor lasers based on heterostructures are now playing the same role in modern telecommunications. Professor Kroemer’s conceptual work on heterostructures began in the early 1950s as he was looking for a way to improve transistor speed and performance. In the 1960s, he applied the same principles to the development of lasers and light-emitting diodes, showing that they could achieve continuous operation at room temperature. This reprint collection brings together Professor Kroemer’s most important papers, presenting a comprehensive perspective of the field. It will help the reader identify the key stages in the development of heterostructure devices and lasers from early research through to its integration in current manufacturing. Devoted to R&D engineers and scientists who are actively involved in extending the nano- and microelectronics roadmap mainly via heterostructure engineering, this volume may also serve as a reference for postgraduate and research students. Key Features: • Provides a comprehensive collection of important papers by Herbert Kroemer that are now hard to find elsewhere, including his views on nanotechnology • The interviews are unique and important as the scientist explains his contribution himself

Life Sciences

PHYSICAL BIOLOGY From Atoms to Medicine

edited by Ahmed H Zewail (California Institute of Technology, USA) 584pp ISBN: 978-1-84816-199-3 ISBN: 978-1-84816-200-6(pbk)

May 2008 £117 £32

“The scope of this collection of overviews of the present state and future possible developments in physical biology is very broad. The result is both informative and readable. Anyone interested in how physics, engineering and mathematics can contribute to research in biology and medicine, be it on the molecular level or on the healthcare level, should be able to find useful information and inspiration in this book.” Acta Paediatrica This is an avant-garde book edited by Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail with contributions from eminent scientists including four Nobel prize winners. The book brings about the confluence of concepts and tools, and that of different disciplines, to address significant problems of our time: visualization; theory and computation for complexity; macromolecular function, protein folding and misfolding; and systems integration from cells to consciousness. The scope of tools is wide-ranging, spanning imaging, crystallography, microfluidics, single-molecule spectroscopy, and synthetic probe targeting. Concepts such as dynamic self-assembly, molecular recognition, non-canonical amino acids, and others are covered in various chapters as they are cornerstones in building the trilogy description of behaviorstructure, dynamics, and function.

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Chemical Principles and Methods

THEORY OF CORTICAL PLASTICITY (With Software Package “PLASTICITY”)

by Leon N Cooper (Brown University, USA), Nathan Intrator (Brown University, USA & Tel-Aviv University, Israel), Brian S Blais (Bryant College & Brown University, USA) & Harel Z Shouval (The University of Texas Medical School at Houston & Brown University, USA) 332pp ISBN: 978-981-238-746-2 ISBN: 978-981-238-791-2(pbk)

April 2004 £96 £32

In Theory of Cortical Plasticity, Nobel Laureate Leon Cooper and his collaborators present a systematic development of the Bienenstock, Cooper and Munro (BCM) theory of synaptic plasticity, and discuss experiments that test both its assumptions and consequences. This insightful book provides an elegant analysis of theoretical structure in neuroscience research, and elucidates the role BCM theory has played in guiding research leading to our present understanding of the mechanisms underlying cortical plasticity. Key Features: • Accompanying CD software package that enables the reader to repeat simulations used to connect experiments with BCM theory. • Readers will obtain a hands-on knowledge of the structure of BCM theory, make connections between assumptions and consequences, and can even re-create variations of their own. • This book has been selected for coverage in: CC / Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences, Neuroscience Citation Index® and Index to Scientific Book Contents® (ISBC) WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS

(Revised Edition)

by Osamu Shimomura (Nobel Laureate, The Marine Biological Laboratory, USA) 496pp ISBN: 978-981-4366-08-3

March 2012 £84

This book is an authoritative monograph on the recent progresses in the chemistry of bioluminescence. It provides a comprehensive overview of the past and the latest developments in understanding the biochemical mechanisms of some 35 different types of luminous organisms, together with information helpful to students and researchers in an Appendix. It is the first and only book that provides chemical information on all currently known bioluminescence systems. Dr Shimomura is the leading practitioner in the field for the past half century, and is best known for his discovery of the jellyfish photoprotein aequorin and the green fluorescent protein. This book is “a must read,” not only for the students who study bioluminescence but also for those who work in various aspects relating to bioluminescence. Fully revised since its publication in 2006, it now incorporates the most recent advances in the subject area. A new section on “Green Fluorescent Protein” has been added at the end of Chapter 4. It contains an extensive reference section.

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Popular Science VOYAGE THROUGH TIME

PLAYING WITH PLANETS

by Gerard ‘t Hooft (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands) 152pp ISBN: 978-981-279-307-2 ISBN: 978-981-279-020-0(pbk)

October 2008 £34 £15

“I much enjoyed wandering the world, following this enquiring and original mind.” CERN Courier If you think the future is a mystery, think again. With a solid foothold in realism, an extraordinary insight into scientific and technological developments, and a dry sense of humor, Nobel laureate Professor Gerard ‘t Hooft confidently dissects fact from fiction and shows us what our future might really hold. Professor ‘t Hooft takes the reader firmly by the hand and, within the boundaries of solid physics and proven laws of nature, takes us on a ride into the world of the future, which holds remarkable surprises for us all. “Do you dream of intergalaxy space travel, time warps, and mini-mes?” ‘t Hooft asks. “Then please, get yourself some more science fiction books, for fiction it is. But for those who are interested in the real world, let me tell you what we CAN expect for the future.” We meet robots with a sense of irony, ride elevators into space, and build floating cities; let us just say that Playing with Planets, which is translated from the original Dutch edition by Professor ‘t Hooft’s daughter Saskia, supports the old adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction.

Walks of Life to the Nobel Prize

by Ahmed Zewail (Nobel Laureate; Linus Pauling Chair Professor, Caltech) 304pp ISBN: 978-981-238-340-2(pbk)

April 2003 £19

“Zewail is not just a brilliant scientist; he has also taken on the mantle of philosopher, historian and even political and economic adviser … What this regular genius offers in his personal tale is an inspiring glimpse of how an individual can achieve tremendous success through passionate dedication, talent and hard work.” Business Monthly From a beginning in an Egyptian delta town and the port of Alexandria to the scenic vistas of sunny southern California, Ahmed Zewail takes us on a voyage through time — his own life and the split-second world of the femtosecond. In this endearing exposé of his life and work until his receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1999, he draws lessons from his life story so far, and he meditates on the impact which the revolution in science has had on our modern world — in both developed and developing countries. What makes the book enchanting and engaging is Zewail’s emphasis on the human dimension and his unique ability to paint the journey of Life and Science with insightful analogies and ingenious metaphors.

PETIT POINT

A Candid Portrait on the Aberrations of Science

IS FUTURE GIVEN?

by Ilya Prigogine (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1977) 160pp ISBN: 978-981-238-507-9 ISBN: 978-981-238-508-6(pbk)

October 2003 £49 £26

In this book, after discussing the fundamental problems of current science and other philosophic concepts, beginning with controversies between Heraclitus and Parmenides, Ilya Prigogine launches into a message of great hope: the future has not been determined. Contrary to globalisation and the apparent contemporary mass culture society, individual behaviour is beginning to increasingly become the key factor which governs the evolution of both the world and society as a whole. It is a message that challenges existing widespread views, implicitly or explicitly, through mass communication; moreover the importance of the individual’s actions implies a reflection of each person on the responsibilities that each one assumes when taking or acting upon a decision. This responsibility is associated with the freedom of thought as well as a critical analysis of fashions, customs, preconceived ideas, and ideologies, externally imposed: exactly contrary to the ideas of those who wish us to be “perfect consumers” in a world dominated only by monetary wealth.

by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1991) 80pp ISBN: 978-981-256-011-7(pbk)

October 2004 £18

“Each of his essays is a jewel … It is an interesting and valuable addition to any science literature collection. To nonscientist readers, this book will help them to understand scientists and science better.” Professor Ping Ao University of Washington, Seattle In this fascinating book, Nobel Prize winner Pierre-Gilles de Gennes wittily captures the lives of personalities from both the academic and the industrial world in delightful bitesize stories. Most of the characters in this collection are like those in Aesop’s fables, but in modern-day research settings. The book provides a critical account of aberrations (fortunately rare) of the scientific community. Many lessons can be drawn from the stories. For the young researcher, this book is like a telescope: for seeing other human beings beyond his or her laboratory. For the administrator, this book is like a microscope: for seeing inside the human beings huge and complex structures. However, like Aesop’s fables, you would not offer the book as a gift to anyone other than a close and wise friend.

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Physics FEYNMAN’S THESIS — A NEW APPROACH TO QUANTUM THEORY edited by Laurie M Brown (Northwestern University, USA) 144pp ISBN: 978-981-256-366-8 ISBN: 978-981-256-380-4(pbk)

August 2005 £26 £13

Historians and physicists alike will enjoy this easy-to-read little book … The thesis itself is a masterpiece of clear exposition … it is written in Feynman’s uniquely chatty style, and reminiscent of the famous Feynman lectures. It is a delight to read and is likely to offer an insight, even to non-physicists, into both physics and the workings of Feynman’s mind. I would not hesitate to recommend the book to anyone — working physicists, historians, philosophers and even ‘curious fellows’ who would like to ‹peak over the shoulder› of one of the 20th century›s great physicists at work.” CERN Courier

A GARDEN OF QUANTA

Essays in Honor of Hiroshi Ezawa

edited by J Arafune (National Institute for Academic Degrees, Japan), A Arai (Hokkaido University, Japan), M Kobayashi (Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Japan), K Nakamura (Meiji University, Japan), T Nakamura (Sundai Preparatory School, Japan), I Ojima (Kyoto University, Japan), N Sakai (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan), A Tonomura (Hitachi Ltd, Japan) & K Watanabe (Meisei University, Japan) 524pp ISBN: 978-981-238-445-4

July 2003 £143

This book is a collection of reviews and essays about the recent wide-ranging developments in the areas of quantum physics. The articles have mostly been written at the graduate level, but some are accessible to advanced undergraduates. They will serve as good introductions for beginning graduate students in quantum physics who are looking for directions. Aspects of mathematical physics, quantum field theories and statistical physics are emphasized.

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A CAREER IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS (Second Edition) by Philip W Anderson (Princeton University, USA) 884pp ISBN: 978-981-238-865-0 ISBN: 978-981-238-866-7(pbk)

January 2005 £88 £38

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the author’s work which include significant discoveries and pioneering contributions, such as his work on the Anderson model of magnetic impurities and the concept of localization; the study of spin glasses, the fluctuating valence problem and superexchange; his prediction of the existence of superfluidity in He3; his involvement in the discovery of the Josephson effect; his discovery of the “Higgs” mechanism in elementary particle physics; and so on.

THE QUANTUM STRUCTURE OF SPACE AND TIME Proceedings of the 23rd Solvay Conference on Physics Brussels, Belgium, 1 – 3 December 2005 edited by David Gross (Kavli Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA), Marc Henneaux(Université Libre de Bruxelles & International Solvay Institutes, Belgium) & Alexander Sevrin (Vrije Universiteit Brussel & International Solvay Institutes, Belgium) 292pp ISBN: 978-981-256-952-3 ISBN: 978-981-256-953-0(pbk)

January 2007 £119 £30

Ever since 1911, the Solvay Conferences have shaped modern physics. The 23rd edition, chaired by 2004 Nobel Laureate David Gross, did not break with that tradition. It gathered most of the leading figures working on the central problem of reconciling Einstein’s theory of gravity with quantum mechanics. These proceedings give a broad overview with unique insight into the most fundamental issues raised by this challenge for 21st century physics, by distinguished renowned scientists.

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MURRAY GELL-MANN Selected Papers

edited by Harald Fritzsch (University of Munich, Germany) 464pp ISBN: 978-981-283-684-7 ISBN: 978-981-4261-62-3(pbk)

February 2010 £69 £32

“As an admirer of Murray Gell-Mann, I can only applaud the initiative of Harald Fritzsch to publish a selection of Gell-Mann’s papers. What interested me most in the collection were not the papers published in journals, but rather, the contributions to conferences, talks and so on.” CERN Courier On the 50th anniversary of Yang-Mills theory, this invaluable volume looks back at the developments and achievements in elementary particle physics that ensued from that beautiful idea.

50 YEARS OF YANG-MILLS THEORY

edited by Gerardus ‘t Hooft (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) 500pp ISBN: 978-981-238-934-3 ISBN: 978-981-256-007-0(pbk)

February 2005 £73 £25

“50 Years of Yang-Mills Theory edited by Gerardus ‘t Hooft is both delightful and deep. It begins with pages written in March 1947 by C N Yang, when he was a graduate student at the University of Chicago. The 1967 Popov and Faddeev Kiev Report is reproduced in translation and the Englert paper on broken symmetry and Yang-Mills Theory appears. ‘t Hooft’s deep insights put the papers into context and I’m sure that I can continually learn more by revisiting this volume.” Professor Gerry Brown SUNY, Stony Brook www.icpress.co.uk

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World Scientific and Imperial College Press Titles on the Nobel Prize and Nobel Prize Winners FACTS AND MYSTERIES IN ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS by Martinus J G Veltman (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA & NIKHEF, The Netherlands) 348pp ISBN: 978-981-238-148-4 ISBN: 978-981-238-149-1(pbk)

April 2003 £43 £16

“Veltman’s life spans the history of particle physics, from Antiparticles to Z bosons. So does his crystal clear book, which tells all you want to know about the strange subnuclear world and the stranger scientists that study it … a thrilling tale about the world’s tiniest things.” Sheldon Glashow Nobel Laureate Boston University This book provides a comprehensive overview of modern particle physics accessible to anyone with a true passion for wanting to know how the universe works. We are introduced to the known particles of the world we live in. An elegant explanation of quantum mechanics and relativity paves the way for an understanding of the laws that govern particle physics. These laws are put into action in the world of accelerators, colliders and detectors found at institutions such as CERN and Fermilab that are in the forefront of technical innovation. Real world and theory meet using Feynman diagrams to solve the problems of infinities and deduce the need for the Higgs boson. Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics offers an incredible insight from an eyewitness and participant in some of the greatest discoveries in 20th century science. From Einstein’s theory of relativity to the elusive Higgs particle, this book will fascinate and educate anyone interested in the world of quarks, leptons and gauge theories.

PIERRE-GILLES DE GENNES A Life in Science

by Laurence Plévert (Science Journalist, France) 372pp ISBN: 978-981-4355-25-4(pbk)

October 2011 £32

“A Life in Science brings a sort of ‘theatre backstage’ to life: the scientist’s personal life accompanies the ‘stage action’, made of years of scientific production. This biography does not hide lights and shadows in de Gennes’s life, rendering a lively portrait of the man and of the scholar and fostering reflection in any scientist willing to follow de Gennes’s path.” Contemporary Physics

MORE AND DIFFERENT

Notes from a Thoughtful Curmudgeon

by Philip W Anderson (Princeton University, USA) 424pp ISBN: 978-981-4350-12-9 ISBN: 978-981-4350-13-6(pbk)

September 2011 £51 £25

Named a Top Five Book of 2012 by Physics Today, USA. “This is that rare book which may stimulate the reader into seeing the future, present and past of science in a new light. Philip Anderson is not only the most influential and original scientist in the second half of the 20th century in condensed matter physics, but also happens to be one who thinks deeply and broadly, and writes beautifully and vividly. It is of inestimable value especially to those curious about the scientific enterprise and possibly interested in contributing to it. The book title is a twist on an Andersonian phrase which has become a modern mantra.” T V Ramakrishnan Banaras Hindu University, India

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HANS BETHE AND HIS PHYSICS

edited by Gerald E Brown (State University of New York, Stony Brook, USA) & Chang-Hwan Lee (Pusan National University, Korea) 328pp ISBN: 978-981-256-609-6 ISBN: 978-981-256-610-2(pbk)

June 2006 £88 £32

“I would especially recommend the book to anyone who has been involved in any way with the events described, as it brings alive many of the physicists that some of us knew only slightly, or by reputation alone.” Nature “This book does an admirable task in drawing a portrait of a great scientist and a great man. Bethe’s power, in my experience, was that he could always readily get to the heart of a problem in any field and solve it in the most economical way, and this comes through clearly. The book is a ‘must read’ for every researcher and teacher of science.” CERN Courier When Hans Bethe, at the age of 97, asked his long-term collaborator, Gerry Brown, to explain his scientific work to the world, the latter knew that this was a steep task. Almost eight decades of original research, hundreds of scientific papers, numerous books, countless reports spanning the key areas of 20th century physics are the impressive record of Hans Bethe’s academic work. The editors enlisted the help of experts in the different research fields, collaborators and friends of this “last giant” of 20th century physics. Hans Bethe and His Physics contains discussions of Hans Bethe’s work in solid state physics, nuclear physics and astrophysics; it explains his contributions as a science advisor and his stance on energy and nuclear weapons; and it demonstrates his impact as a teacher and mentor to generations of young scientists.

FANTASTIC REALITIES

49 Mind Journeys and A Trip to Stockholm

by Frank Wilczek (MIT) with a contribution from Betsy Devine 532pp ISBN: 978-981-256-649-2 ISBN: 978-981-256-655-3(pbk)

March 2006 £66 £26

The fantastic reality that is modern physics is open for your exploration, guided by one of its primary architects and interpreters, Nobel Prize winner Frank Wilczek. Some jokes, some poems, and extracts from his wife Betsy Devine’s sparkling chronicle of what it’s like to live through a Nobel Prize provide easy entertainment. There›s also some history, some philosophy, some exposition of frontier science, and some frontier science, for your lasting edification. 49 pieces, including many from Wilczek’s award-winning Reference Frame columns in Physics Today are gathered into a dozen chapters, each with a revealing, witty introduction.

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World Scientific and Imperial College Press Titles on the Nobel Prize and Nobel Prize Winners BCS: 50 YEARS

edited by Leon N Cooper & Dmitri Feldman (Brown University, USA) 588pp ISBN: 978-981-4304-64-1 ISBN: 978-981-4304-65-8(pbk)

November 2010 £89 £32

“… the editors deserve praise for the selection of topics and for enlisting a distinguished set of authors. BCS: 50 Years is a successful attempt to capture the history of the development of superconductivity theory and its continuing impact. Any person curious about superconductivity will find something in this book to enjoy.” Physics Today The BCS theory of superconductivity developed in 1957 by Bardeen, Cooper and Schrieffer has been remarkably successful in explaining the properties of superconductors. In addition, concepts from BCS have been incorporated into diverse fields of physics, from nuclear physics and dense quark matter to the current standard model. Practical applications include SQUIDs, magnetic resonance imaging, superconducting electronics and the transmission of electricity. This invaluable book is a compilation of both a historical account and a discussion of the current state of theory and experiment.

PROPERTIES OF PEROVSKITES AND OTHER OXIDES edited by K Alex Müller (University of Zürich, Switzerland) & Tom W Kool (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) 584pp ISBN: 978-981-4293-35-8 ISBN: 978-981-4317-69-6(pbk)

May 2010 £91 £38

“It is a pleasure to read such a systematic and historical overview, unifying various features of this area of research, all put into relation to each other by very helpful introductory comments by the authors.” Ortwin Schirmer Professor of Experimental Physics University of Osnabrueck In this book some 50 papers published by K A Müller as author or co-author over several decades, amplified by more recent work mainly by T W Kool with collaborators, are reproduced. The main subject is Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) applied to the study of perovskites and other oxides with related subjects. This wealth of papers is organized into eleven chapters, each with an introductory text written in the light of current understanding. The contributions of K Alex Müller on structural phase transitions have been immense, his review paper on the subject is reproduced in chapter VII.

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (Revised Edition)

by V L Ginzburg & E A Andryushin (P N Lebedev Physics Institute, Russia) 104pp ISBN: 978-981-238-913-8

October 2004 £19

“Written in a lively style, the book provides an excellent background for students at school or college, without recourse to mathematics. One of the authors, Ginzburg, received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2003.” CERN Courier What is superconductivity? How was it discovered? What are the properties of superconductors, how are they applied now, and how are they likely to become widely used in the near future? These are just some of the questions which this important book sets out to answer. Starting with the discovery of superconductivity over ninety years ago, the book guides the readers through the many years of subsequent exploration, right up to the latest sensational findings. WORLD SCIENTIFIC ~ IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS

STATISTICAL MECHANICS OF MEMBRANES AND SURFACES (Second Edition) edited by D Nelson (Harvard University, USA), T Piran (Hebrew University, Israel) & S Weinberg (University of Texas at Austin, USA) 444pp ISBN: 978-981-238-760-8 ISBN: 978-981-238-772-1(pbk)

June 2004 £57 £29

“The additional chapters added for the second edition highlight some of the new results (consequences of anisotropy), and place the older contributions in better perspective (renormalizability, connections to triangulated surfaces). The revised edition will serve as an even better introduction to this interesting topic at the intersection of geometry, field theory, and polymer physics.” Mehran Kardar Professor of Physics, MIT “The first edition set the field of geometry and statistical mechanics in motion. This update, with added material, will be as important to researchers in this now burgeoning field as the original edition. The collection strikes an excellent balance between pedagogical review and current results and developments. This book should be on every theorist’s shelf.” Professor Randall D Kamien University of Pennsylvania This book explores the interplay between geometry and statistical mechanics in materials such as microemulsions, wetting and growth interfaces, bulk lyotropic liquid crystals, chalcogenide glasses and sheet polymers, using tools from the fields of polymer physics, differential geometry, field theory and critical phenomena. It includes three new chapters on effects of anisotropy and heterogeneity, on fixed connectivity membranes and on triangulated surface models of fluctuating membranes.

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SIMPLE VIEWS ON CONDENSED MATTER (Third Edition) by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (Collège de France) 576pp ISBN: 978-981-238-278-8 ISBN: 978-981-238-282-5(pbk)

April 2003 £69 £32

Reviews of the first edition: “This volume of collected works of Pierre-Gilles de Gennes will be a valuable and stimulating source for many years to come for younger readers and for beginners in the subfields of condensed matter covered in this volume, as well as a useful and compact reference book for all workers in the field.” Helmut R Brand Advanced Materials “This book surely satisfies the requirements of those interested in this field of physics. On the whole I think that this book can give, especially to a young reader, a certain feeling about the enthusiasm and novelty of condensed matter research during the last three decades.” Il Nuovo Saggiatore

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World Scientific and Imperial College Press Titles on the Nobel Prize and Nobel Prize Winners ADVANCES IN ATOMIC PHYSICS An Overview

by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (Collège de France, France & Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, France) & David Guéry-Odelin (Laboratoire Collisions Agrégats Réactivité, France) 796pp ISBN: 978-981-277-496-5 ISBN: 978-981-277-497-2(pbk)

September 2011 £69 £34

“French Nobel Laureate Claude Cohen-Tannoudji is second to none in his understanding of the modern theory and application of atom-photon interactions. He is also known for his lucid and accessible writing style … Advances in Atomic Physics is an impressive and wonderful-to-read reference text … Certainly researchers in the fields of atom-photon interactions and atom traps will want it as a reference on their bookshelves … A selection of chapters may be of benefit to students: the early chapters for those entering the field, the later chapters for those already doing atom-laser PhD thesis work.” Physics Today

COLLECTED PAPERS OF CARL WIEMAN

by Carl E Wieman (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA) 824pp ISBN: 978-981-270-415-3 ISBN: 978-981-270-416-0(pbk)

January 2008 £155 £45

Carl Wieman’s contributions have had a major impact on defining the field of atomic physics as it exists today. His groundbreaking research has included precision laser spectroscopy; using lasers and atoms to provide important table-top tests of theories of elementary particle physics; the development of techniques to cool and trap atoms using laser light, particularly in inventing much simpler, less expensive ways to do this; the understanding of how atoms interact with one another and light at ultracold temperatures; and the creation of the first Bose–Einstein condensation in a dilute gas, and the study of the properties of this condensate. In recent years, he has also turned his attention to physics education and new methods and research in that area. This indispensable volume presents his collected papers, with annotations from the author, tracing his fascinating research path and providing valuable insight about the significance of the works.

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ATOMS IN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (Second Edition) by C Cohen-Tannoudji (Collège de France, Paris) 768pp ISBN: 978-981-238-942-8 ISBN: 978-981-256-019-3(pbk)

November 2004 £115 £38

“The production quality is very high; even the smallest symbols are easily readable, and some papers are reproduced in color. The clarity of the exposition, the wide range of topics, and the logic of the presentation make this a valuable teaching reference. This book is highly recommended for physicists and students working on atoms in intense laser fields, laser cooling and trapping and Bose–Einstein condensation.” Optics & Photonics News This book presents papers written by Claude CohenTannoudji and his collaborators on various physical effects which can be observed on atoms interacting with electromagnetic fields. It consists of a personal selection of review papers, lectures given at schools, as well as original experimental and theoretical papers. Emphasis is placed on physical mechanisms and on general approaches (such as the dressed atom approach) having a wide range of applications.

DARK MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE (Second Edition)

edited by John Bahcall (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA), Tsvi Piran (The Hebrew University, Israel) & Steven Weinberg (University of Texas, Austin, USA) 248pp ISBN: 978-981-238-840-7 ISBN: 978-981-238-841-4(pbk)

September 2004 £96 £32

This book is the second edition of the lectures given at the 4th Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics, with new material added. The lectures are devoted to the “missing matter” problem in the universe, the search to understand dark matter. The goal of this volume is to make current research work on unseen matter accessible to students without prior experience in this area and to provide insights for experts in related research fields. Due to the pedagogical nature of the original lectures and the intense discussions between the lecturers and the students, the written lectures included in this volume often contain techniques and explanations not found in more formal journal publications.

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FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF BLACK HOLES IN THE GALAXY Selected Papers with Commentary

edited by H A Bethe (Cornell University, USA), G E Brown (State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA) & C-H Lee (Seoul National University, South Korea) 520pp ISBN: 978-981-238-211-5 ISBN: 978-981-238-250-4(pbk)

March 2003 £127 £30

H A Bethe and G E Brown worked out the collapse of large stars and supernova explosions and went on to evolve binaries of compact stars, finding that in the standard scenario the first formed neutron star always went into a black hole in common envelope evolution. C-H Lee joined them in the study of black hole binaries and gamma ray bursts. They found the black holes to be the fossils of the gamma ray bursts. From their properties they could reconstruct features of the burst and of the accompanying hypernova explosions. This invaluable book contains 23 papers on astrophysics, chiefly on compact objects, written over 23 years. In addition there is an appendix on kaon condensation which the editors believe to be relevant to the equation of state in neutron stars, and to explain why black holes are formed at relatively low masses.

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JOHN S BELL ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS

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FUKUI KENICHI ET AL

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S CHANDRASEKHAR: THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND

WALI K C

25-Nov-97

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BETHE HANS A

8-Jul-97

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CHEMISTRY IN MICROTIME: SELECTED WRITINGS ON FLASH PHOTOLYSIS, FREE RADICALS, AND THE EXCITED STATE

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JULIAN SCHWINGER: THE PHYSICIST, THE TEACHER, AND THE MAN

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TOWARDS A WAR-FREE WORLD: ANNALS OF PUGWASH 1994

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The Nobel lectures offer a unique historical perspective of scientific and cultural developments in each of the respective fields, and would appeal to a wide range of readers. Each volume is a collection of the Nobel lectures delivered by the prizewinners, together with their biographies and the presentation speeches. This collection of inspiring lectures should be on the bookshelf of every student, teacher and professor of the six subjects, and would make an excellent source of reference for libraries and educational institutions. More information on the complete set of Nobel lectures (1901–2005) is provided at:

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