Picture 1 of 12
Gallery
Picture 1 of 12
Have one to sell?
Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist (Princeton Legacy
US $159.00
ApproximatelyS$ 204.16
Condition:
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Pickup:
Free local pickup from Van Nuys, California, United States.
Shipping:
US $5.97 (approx S$ 7.67) USPS Media MailTM.
Located in: Van Nuys, California, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Thu, 4 Sep and Mon, 8 Sep
Returns:
30 days return. Seller pays for return shipping.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:396973443997
Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Bird of Passage: Recollections of a Physicist (Princeton Legacy
- price
- 246.47
- yearPublished
- 1985
- Topic
- Birds
- ISBN
- 9780691083902
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691083908
ISBN-13
9780691083902
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4470597
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
362 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Bird of Passage : Recollections of a Physicist
Publication Year
1985
Subject
General, Science & Technology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
27.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
85-042697
Reviews
"Anybody with some interest in the way scientists live, feel and think, should read this book. They will be richly rewarded and entertained." --Victor Weisskopf, London Times Higher Education Supplement, "[This] fascinating autobiography not only attests to [Peierls's] having been in on the most important scientific developments since the mid-1920s--in brief, the quantum revolution--but his lively account of the events of this period, and of its main actors, their contributions, and--with respect and sympathy--their quirks, provides a significant contribution to the scientific history of our time." --Bernard T. Feld, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, "Anybody with some interest in the way scientists live, feel and think, should read this book. They will be richly rewarded and entertained."-- Victor Weisskopf, London Times Higher Education Supplement, [This] fascinating autobiography not only attests to [Peierls's] having been in on the most important scientific developments since the mid-1920s--in brief, the quantum revolution--but his lively account of the events of this period, and of its main actors, their contributions, and--with respect and sympathy--their quirks, provides a significant contribution to the scientific history of our time. ---Bernard T. Feld, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, "This is an excellent book with far more in it than I can mention here, which I wholeheartedly recommend." --David Hall, Scope, "He knew everyone in the small pre-war physics world, and stories of his many friends are told delightfully."-- Sir Nevill Mott, Physics Bulletin, He knew everyone in the small pre-war physics world, and stories of his many friends are told delightfully. ---Sir Nevill Mott, Physics Bulletin, "[This] fascinating autobiography not only attests to [Peierls's] having been in on the most important scientific developments since the mid-1920s--in brief, the quantum revolution--but his lively account of the events of this period, and of its main actors, their contributions, and--with respect and sympathy--their quirks, provides a significant contribution to the scientific history of our time."-- Bernard T. Feld, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Anybody with some interest in the way scientists live, feel and think, should read this book. They will be richly rewarded and entertained. ---Victor Weisskopf, London Times Higher Education Supplement, This is an excellent book with far more in it than I can mention here, which I wholeheartedly recommend. ---David Hall, Scope, "He knew everyone in the small pre-war physics world, and stories of his many friends are told delightfully." --Sir Nevill Mott, Physics Bulletin
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
530/.092/4 B
Synopsis
Here is the intensely personal and often humorous autobiography of one of the most distinguished theoretical physicists of his generation, Sir Rudolf Peierls. Born in Germany in 1907, Peierls was indeed a bird of passage," whose career of fifty-five years took him to leading centers of physics--including Munich, Leipzig, Zurich, Copenhagen, Cambridge, Manchester, Oxford, and J. Robert Oppenheimer's Los Alamos. Peierls was a major participant in the revolutionary development of quantum mechanics in the 1920s and 1930s, working with some of the pioneers and, as he puts it, "some of the great characters" in this field. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
LC Classification Number
QC16.P375A32 1985
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (601)
- c***g (60)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAccurate product description and fast delivery. Thanks!
- 6***r (6)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAs described and carefully packaged. Thank you!
- i***j (484)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat item as described and well packed