Author | : Pierre-Gilles de Gennes |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
File Size | : 53,6 Mb |
Release Date | : 06 December 2012 |
ISBN | : 9781461224105 |
Pages | : 189 pages |
Rating | : /5 ( users) |
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Written by 1991 Nobel laureate Pierre Gilles de Gennes, this fascinating book addresses topics ranging from soft-matter physics to the activities of science: the role of individual or team work, the relation of discovery to correction, and the interplay of conscience and knowledge. "Reading this book can be compared to strolling through a magnificent garden of fragile objects...I highly recommend it to any reader who is interested in condensed matter physics and science at large."-PHYSICS TODAY