An Interventional Radiology Odyssey

Josef Rösch

• Hardcover | Engels | Springer Biographies
• In this autobiography, Josef Rösch, a leading pioneer in interventional radiology from its inception to the present, documents his life and discusses ... Lees meer

Nico Bloembergen

Rob Herber

• Hardcover | Engels | Springer Biographies
• This biography is a personal portrait of one of the best-known Dutch physicists, Nicolaas Bloembergen. Born in 1920 in Dordrecht, Bloembergen studied ... Lees meer

Ralph Edwards: Rare Events

Ian Hembrow

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• Medical treatments designed to help people can also be harmful or fatal. Around 2.5 million people die this way each year. So if any kind of medicine ... Lees meer

Herbert Fröhlich

G J Hyland

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• This biography provides a stimulating and coherent blend of scientific and personal narratives describing the many achievements of the theoretical phy... Lees meer

Passion for Excellence

Haralampos M Moutsopoulos

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• This book chronicles the life and career of Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos, an internationally renowned professor of medicine and prolific researcher on S... Lees meer

Wilhelm Ostwald

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• This book is the translated and commented autobiography of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1909. It is the first... Lees meer

In Defence of Our Humanity

Stephen Hill

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• This book is based on Stephen Hill's direct experience working in the United Nations for many years as consultant and over a decade as full time Membe... Lees meer

Edith and Florence Stoney, Sisters in Radiology

Adrian Thomas, Francis Duck

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• This book explores the lives and achievements of two Irish sisters, Edith and Florence Stoney, who pioneered the use of new electromedical technologie... Lees meer

Willem de Sitter

Jan Guichelaar

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• This is a thorough, very readable and excellently illustrated biography of Willem de Sitter (1872-1934), one of the most influential astronomers of hi... Lees meer

William Frederick Denning

Martin Beech

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• This book provides a detailed biographical account of the industrious late nineteenth-century astronomer William Frederick Denning who, in later life,... Lees meer

The Life of José María Sobral

Mary R Tahan

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• First book to publish the contents of José María Sobral's diary Biography of a historical Antarctic explorer and geologist Provides background on Anta... Lees meer

William Shockley: The Will to Think

Bo Lojek

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• This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley's upbringing, hi... Lees meer

Ettore Majorana

Salvatore Esposito

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Biographies
• This biography sheds new light on the life and work of physicist Ettore Majorana (including unpublished contributions), as well as on his mysterious d... Lees meer

The Ascent of Mary Somerville in 19th Century Society

Elisabetta Strickland

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• This biography traces the life and work of Mary Fairfax Somerville, whose extraordinary mathematical talent only came to light through fortuitous circ... Lees meer

Wilhelm Ostwald

• Hardcover | Engels | Springer Biographies
• This book is the translated and commented autobiography of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1909. It is the first... Lees meer

Outbreak in the Village

Douglas Jenkinson

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• Outbreak in the Village is a fascinating account of the personal and professional journey of Dr. Doug Jenkinson, physician and researcher. Over the co... Lees meer

On the Waves of a Pulsating World

Vladimir Babitsky

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• Vladimir Babitsky was born before the Second World War and migrated West after Perestroika. The author has lived through a series of fascinating epoch... Lees meer

Master of Galactic Astronomy: A Biography of Jan Hendrik Oort

Pieter C Van Der Kruit

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• This accessible and entertaining biography chronicles the life and triumphs of astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort, who helped lay the foundations of modern a... Lees meer

The Flying Man

Markus Raffel, Bernd Lukasch

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• "Of all the men who attacked the flying problem in the 19th century, Otto Lilienthal was easily the most important. His greatness appeared in every ph... Lees meer

William Frederick Denning

Martin Beech

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• This book provides a detailed biographical account of the industrious late nineteenth-century astronomer William Frederick Denning who, in later life,... Lees meer

Emil Fischer's ''From My Life''

David M Behrman, Edward J Behrman

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• This book is a translation of Emil Fischer's autobiography published in 1922 by Verlag von Julius Springer, Berlin, Germany. It is the first translati... Lees meer

Bruno Touschek's Extraordinary Journey

Giulia Pancheri

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Biographies
• This book tells the story of a unique scientific and human adventure, following the life and science of Bruno Touschek, an Austrian born physicist, wh... Lees meer

Karl Popper

Friedel Weinert

• Paperback | Engels | Springer Biographies
• Karl R. Popper is widely regarded as one of the most influential 20th century philosophers. In this new biography, Weinert provides a comprehensive an... Lees meer

Reflections on a United Nations' Career

Ian Howie

• Hardcover | Engels | Springer Biographies
• This book is more than an autobiographical account of the career of a young graduate from Australia who spent his life working as a United Nations off... Lees meer