From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries
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From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries is a historical and biographical survey of key developments and figures in modern physics, written for a general audience by Nobel laureate physicist Emilio Segrè.
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Target entity: From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries Context triple: [Emilio Segrè, authored, From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries]
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The Development of Nuclear Physics
"The Development of Nuclear Physics" is a historical and technical survey by physicist Rudolf Peierls that traces the emergence and maturation of nuclear physics as a scientific discipline.
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Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist
"Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist" is the autobiography of theoretical physicist Rudolf Peierls, chronicling his life, scientific contributions, and experiences within the 20th-century physics community.
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Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman is a curated collection of personal and professional correspondence by physicist Richard Feynman, edited by his daughter Michelle Feynman, offering insight into his character, ideas, and life.
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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
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The Art of Richard P. Feynman: Images by a Curious Character
The Art of Richard P. Feynman: Images by a Curious Character is a book that showcases the drawings, sketches, and visual creations of physicist Richard Feynman, offering insight into his playful, artistic side alongside his scientific genius.
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Target entity: From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries Target entity description: From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries is a historical and biographical survey of key developments and figures in modern physics, written for a general audience by Nobel laureate physicist Emilio Segrè.
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A.
The Development of Nuclear Physics
"The Development of Nuclear Physics" is a historical and technical survey by physicist Rudolf Peierls that traces the emergence and maturation of nuclear physics as a scientific discipline.
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B.
Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist
"Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist" is the autobiography of theoretical physicist Rudolf Peierls, chronicling his life, scientific contributions, and experiences within the 20th-century physics community.
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C.
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman is a curated collection of personal and professional correspondence by physicist Richard Feynman, edited by his daughter Michelle Feynman, offering insight into his character, ideas, and life.
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D.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
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E.
The Art of Richard P. Feynman: Images by a Curious Character
The Art of Richard P. Feynman: Images by a Curious Character is a book that showcases the drawings, sketches, and visual creations of physicist Richard Feynman, offering insight into his playful, artistic side alongside his scientific genius.
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| originalTitle | From X-rays to Quarks: Modern Physicists and Their Discoveries ⓘ |
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