Cranks, Quarks and the Cosmos

Cranks, Quarks and the Cosmos

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Author: Jeremy Bernstein

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 230


Asking "How can we be sure that Albert Einstein was not a crank?", this book looks at the history of science from a general perspective. It includes an autobiographical account of how the author became science writer for the "New Yorker", and a series of profiles of famous scientists from Einstein, Neils Bohr and Alan Turing to Primo Levi, Edwin Land and Sophia Kovalevsky.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Jeremy Bernstein

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 230


Asking "How can we be sure that Albert Einstein was not a crank?", this book looks at the history of science from a general perspective. It includes an autobiographical account of how the author became science writer for the "New Yorker", and a series of profiles of famous scientists from Einstein, Neils Bohr and Alan Turing to Primo Levi, Edwin Land and Sophia Kovalevsky.