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Archimedes to Hawking : laws of science and the great minds behind them, Clifford A. Pickover
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- Summary
- Describes the lives and works of scientific lawgivers in chronological order, from Newton to Faraday, Ohm, and Hawking, covering over forty eponymous laws, their relation to theory, and the geographical distribution of great scientific minds
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 514 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction and backdrop. The laws of nature ; The lawgivers ; Is it fair to name a law after a person? ; Theories and laws ; Do we discover or invent laws? ; Simple mathematics and reality ; What is reality really? ; Book organization and purpose ; Distribution of law discovers through time ; Where the lawgivers lived ; When will the last law be discovered? -- 250 B.C.-1700 A.D. Archimedes' principle of buoyancy, c. 250 B.C. ; Kepler's laws of planetary motion, 1609 and 1618 ; Snell's law of refraction, 1621 ; Hooke's law of elasticity, 1660 ; Boyle's gas law, 1662 ; Newton's laws of motion, gravitation, and cooling, 1687 and 1701 -- 1700-1800. Bernoulli's law of fluid dynamics, 1738 ; Lambert's law of emission, 1760 ; Bode's law of planetary distances, 1766 ; Coulomb's law of electrostatics, 1785 ; Charles's gas law, 1787 -- 1800-1900. Dalton's law of partial pressures, 1801 ; Henry's gas law, 1802 ; Gay-Lussac's law of combining gas volumes, 1808 ; Avogadro's gas law, 1811 ; Brewster's law of light polarization, 1815 ; The Dulong-Petit law of specific heats, 1819 ; The Biot-Savart law of magnetic force, 1820 ; Fourier's law of heat conduction, 1822 ; Ampère's circuital law of electromagnetism, 1825 ; Ohm's law of electricity, 1827 ; Graham's law of effusion, 1829 ; Faraday's laws of induction and electrolysis, 1831 and 1833 ; Gauss's laws of electricity and magnetism, 1835 ; Poiseuille's law of fluid flow, 1840 ; Joule's law of electric heating, 1840 ;
- Kirchhoff's electrical circuit and thermal radiation laws, 1845 and 1859 ; Clausius's law of thermodynamics, 1850 ; Stoke's law of viscosity, 1851 ; Beer's law of absorption, 1852 ; The Wiedemann-Franz law of conductivity, 1853 ; Fick's laws of diffusion, 1855 ; Buys-Ballot's wind and pressure law, 1857 -- Eötvös's law of capillarity, 1866 -- Kohlrausch's laws of conductivity, 1874 and 1875 ; Curie's magnetism law and the Curie-Weiss law, 1895, generalized in 1907 -- 1900 and beyond. Planck's law of radiation, 1900 ; Bragg's law of crystal diffraction, 1913 ; Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, 1927 ; Hubble's law of cosmic expansion, 1929 -- The great contenders which says farewell to the laws and lawgivers by cataloging a far-ranging second set of eponymous laws. 1600-1700 ; 1700-1800 ; 1800-1900 ;1900 and beyond -- Final comments on the beauty of mathematics in science. The beauty of mathematics ; Great equations of science ; Listmania and human achievement ; "The greatest equations ever" ; Nicaragua postage stamp list ; Physics and religion
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- 9780195336115
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- Archimedes to Hawking : laws of science and the great minds behind them
- Title
- Archimedes to Hawking
- Title remainder
- laws of science and the great minds behind them
- Statement of responsibility
- Clifford A. Pickover
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Describes the lives and works of scientific lawgivers in chronological order, from Newton to Faraday, Ohm, and Hawking, covering over forty eponymous laws, their relation to theory, and the geographical distribution of great scientific minds
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pickover, Clifford A
- Dewey number
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- 509.2/2
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- Q175.32.R45
- LC item number
- P53 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Physical laws
- Science
- Science
- Scientists
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- Archimedes to Hawking : laws of science and the great minds behind them, Clifford A. Pickover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [501]-503) and index
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- Contents
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- Introduction and backdrop. The laws of nature ; The lawgivers ; Is it fair to name a law after a person? ; Theories and laws ; Do we discover or invent laws? ; Simple mathematics and reality ; What is reality really? ; Book organization and purpose ; Distribution of law discovers through time ; Where the lawgivers lived ; When will the last law be discovered? -- 250 B.C.-1700 A.D. Archimedes' principle of buoyancy, c. 250 B.C. ; Kepler's laws of planetary motion, 1609 and 1618 ; Snell's law of refraction, 1621 ; Hooke's law of elasticity, 1660 ; Boyle's gas law, 1662 ; Newton's laws of motion, gravitation, and cooling, 1687 and 1701 -- 1700-1800. Bernoulli's law of fluid dynamics, 1738 ; Lambert's law of emission, 1760 ; Bode's law of planetary distances, 1766 ; Coulomb's law of electrostatics, 1785 ; Charles's gas law, 1787 -- 1800-1900. Dalton's law of partial pressures, 1801 ; Henry's gas law, 1802 ; Gay-Lussac's law of combining gas volumes, 1808 ; Avogadro's gas law, 1811 ; Brewster's law of light polarization, 1815 ; The Dulong-Petit law of specific heats, 1819 ; The Biot-Savart law of magnetic force, 1820 ; Fourier's law of heat conduction, 1822 ; Ampère's circuital law of electromagnetism, 1825 ; Ohm's law of electricity, 1827 ; Graham's law of effusion, 1829 ; Faraday's laws of induction and electrolysis, 1831 and 1833 ; Gauss's laws of electricity and magnetism, 1835 ; Poiseuille's law of fluid flow, 1840 ; Joule's law of electric heating, 1840 ;
- Kirchhoff's electrical circuit and thermal radiation laws, 1845 and 1859 ; Clausius's law of thermodynamics, 1850 ; Stoke's law of viscosity, 1851 ; Beer's law of absorption, 1852 ; The Wiedemann-Franz law of conductivity, 1853 ; Fick's laws of diffusion, 1855 ; Buys-Ballot's wind and pressure law, 1857 -- Eötvös's law of capillarity, 1866 -- Kohlrausch's laws of conductivity, 1874 and 1875 ; Curie's magnetism law and the Curie-Weiss law, 1895, generalized in 1907 -- 1900 and beyond. Planck's law of radiation, 1900 ; Bragg's law of crystal diffraction, 1913 ; Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, 1927 ; Hubble's law of cosmic expansion, 1929 -- The great contenders which says farewell to the laws and lawgivers by cataloging a far-ranging second set of eponymous laws. 1600-1700 ; 1700-1800 ; 1800-1900 ;1900 and beyond -- Final comments on the beauty of mathematics in science. The beauty of mathematics ; Great equations of science ; Listmania and human achievement ; "The greatest equations ever" ; Nicaragua postage stamp list ; Physics and religion
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 514 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195336115
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2007051167
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- illustrations
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- ocn184906210
- (OCoLC)184906210
- Label
- Archimedes to Hawking : laws of science and the great minds behind them, Clifford A. Pickover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [501]-503) and index
- Carrier category
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- text
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- txt
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- Contents
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- Introduction and backdrop. The laws of nature ; The lawgivers ; Is it fair to name a law after a person? ; Theories and laws ; Do we discover or invent laws? ; Simple mathematics and reality ; What is reality really? ; Book organization and purpose ; Distribution of law discovers through time ; Where the lawgivers lived ; When will the last law be discovered? -- 250 B.C.-1700 A.D. Archimedes' principle of buoyancy, c. 250 B.C. ; Kepler's laws of planetary motion, 1609 and 1618 ; Snell's law of refraction, 1621 ; Hooke's law of elasticity, 1660 ; Boyle's gas law, 1662 ; Newton's laws of motion, gravitation, and cooling, 1687 and 1701 -- 1700-1800. Bernoulli's law of fluid dynamics, 1738 ; Lambert's law of emission, 1760 ; Bode's law of planetary distances, 1766 ; Coulomb's law of electrostatics, 1785 ; Charles's gas law, 1787 -- 1800-1900. Dalton's law of partial pressures, 1801 ; Henry's gas law, 1802 ; Gay-Lussac's law of combining gas volumes, 1808 ; Avogadro's gas law, 1811 ; Brewster's law of light polarization, 1815 ; The Dulong-Petit law of specific heats, 1819 ; The Biot-Savart law of magnetic force, 1820 ; Fourier's law of heat conduction, 1822 ; Ampère's circuital law of electromagnetism, 1825 ; Ohm's law of electricity, 1827 ; Graham's law of effusion, 1829 ; Faraday's laws of induction and electrolysis, 1831 and 1833 ; Gauss's laws of electricity and magnetism, 1835 ; Poiseuille's law of fluid flow, 1840 ; Joule's law of electric heating, 1840 ;
- Kirchhoff's electrical circuit and thermal radiation laws, 1845 and 1859 ; Clausius's law of thermodynamics, 1850 ; Stoke's law of viscosity, 1851 ; Beer's law of absorption, 1852 ; The Wiedemann-Franz law of conductivity, 1853 ; Fick's laws of diffusion, 1855 ; Buys-Ballot's wind and pressure law, 1857 -- Eötvös's law of capillarity, 1866 -- Kohlrausch's laws of conductivity, 1874 and 1875 ; Curie's magnetism law and the Curie-Weiss law, 1895, generalized in 1907 -- 1900 and beyond. Planck's law of radiation, 1900 ; Bragg's law of crystal diffraction, 1913 ; Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, 1927 ; Hubble's law of cosmic expansion, 1929 -- The great contenders which says farewell to the laws and lawgivers by cataloging a far-ranging second set of eponymous laws. 1600-1700 ; 1700-1800 ; 1800-1900 ;1900 and beyond -- Final comments on the beauty of mathematics in science. The beauty of mathematics ; Great equations of science ; Listmania and human achievement ; "The greatest equations ever" ; Nicaragua postage stamp list ; Physics and religion
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 514 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195336115
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2007051167
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
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- illustrations
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- ocn184906210
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