Taking the back off the watch : a personal memoir
Thomas Gold (1920-2004) had a curious mind that liked to solve problems. He was one of the most remarkable astrophysicists in the second half of the twentieth century, and he attracted controversy throughout his career. Based on a full-length autobiography left behind by Thomas Gold, this book was e...
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| Natura: | Livre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Serie: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library
381 |
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| Accesso online: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Taking the back off the watch, a personal memoir, Thomas Gold, Heidelberg, Springer, 2012, 1 vol. (XVII-232 p.), Astrophysics and space science library, 978-3-642-27587-6 |
Sommario:
- Foreword by Freeman Dyson
- Introduction by Simon Mitton
- School Years in Troubled Times
- Wartime Student Days
- Wartime Work for the British Navy
- Return to Cambridge: The Citadel of Learning
- Appointment at the Royal Greenwich Observatory
- Move to America
- Move to Cornell
- The Pulsar Era
- NASA: The Love-Hate Relationship
- The origin of Petroleum on Earth
- Earthquakes
- Unfinished Business