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Here is a lively history of modern physics, as seen through the lives of thirty men and women from the pantheon of physics. William H. Cropper vividly portrays the life and accomplishments of such giants as Galileo and Isaac Newton, Marie Curie and Ernest Rutherford, Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, right up to contemporary figures such as Richard Feynman, Murray Gell-Mann, and Stephen Hawking. We meet scientists--all geniuses--who could be gregarious, aloof, unpretentious, friendly, dogged, imperious, generous to colleagues or contentious rivals. As Cropper captures their personalities, he...

Physical chemistry requires extensive problem-solving and lengthy calculations. This book brings the computational power and elegance of Mathematica to physical chemistry courses. The book is organized along the lines of most modern physical chemistry textbooks. It discusses the kinds of problems encountered in each area of physical chemistry, and includes worked examples. An appendix outlines the calculations that are important in physical chemistry and demonstrates how they are handled in Mathematica code.The book is an ideal complement to any physical chemistry text and will be welcomed by...

An absorbing narrative of the development of quantum physics and of the human endeavors of the scientists involved.