Essential Quotes for Scientists and Engineers
Editat de Konstantin K. Likhareven Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 2021
The quotes have been selected for various attributes including: importance of topic, depth of insight, and - not least - wit, with many of them satisfying all these criteria. To make sequential reading of the quotes more engaging, they are grouped into broad topical sections, and the entries within each section are organized thematically, forming quasi-continuous narrative threads. The text and authorship of each quote have been carefully verified, and the most popular cases of misquotation and misattribution are noted.
The book represents a valuable resource for those writing science and engineering articles as well as being a joy to read in its own right.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783030633318
ISBN-10: 3030633314
Pagini: 239
Ilustrații: X, 239 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2021
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 3030633314
Pagini: 239
Ilustrații: X, 239 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2021
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
Cuprins
Primer: On quotations.- On discoveries, problems, and solutions.- On work and leisure.- On science and technology.- On education, reading, and knowledge.- On the wise and otherwise, sanity and madness.- On faith and religion.- On human attitudes.- On optimism, pessimism, and happiness.- On speech and silence, truth and lies.- On writing, literature, poetry, and journalism.- On arts, entertainment, and Internet.- On love, family, and children.- On money and wealth.- On human condition.- On society and solitude, liberty and civilization.- On government and politics.- On war and peace.- On success and glory, good and bad.- On the world and time, life and death.- Conclusion: Farewell.
Notă biografică
Konstantin K. Likharev is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Stony Brook University. During his career, he worked in the fields of dissipative quantum dynamics and solid-state physics and electronics. He is an author of more than 350 peer-reviewed publications, two monographs, eight textbooks, and several patents. He is a Fellow of the APS and the IEEE.
Textul de pe ultima copertă
This book brings together about 2,500 quotations on various topics of interest to scientists and engineers, including students of STEM disciplines. Careful curation of the material by the editor provides the reader with far greater value than can be obtained by searching the internet.
The quotes have been selected for various attributes including: importance of topic, depth of insight, and - not least - wit, with many of them satisfying all these criteria. To make sequential reading of the quotes more engaging, they are grouped into broad topical sections, and the entries within each section are organized thematically, forming a quasi-continuous narrative thread. The text and authorship of each quote have been carefully verified, and the most popular cases of misquotation and misattribution are noted.
The book represents a valuable resource for those writing science and engineering articles as well as being a joy to read in its own right.
The quotes have been selected for various attributes including: importance of topic, depth of insight, and - not least - wit, with many of them satisfying all these criteria. To make sequential reading of the quotes more engaging, they are grouped into broad topical sections, and the entries within each section are organized thematically, forming a quasi-continuous narrative thread. The text and authorship of each quote have been carefully verified, and the most popular cases of misquotation and misattribution are noted.
The book represents a valuable resource for those writing science and engineering articles as well as being a joy to read in its own right.
Caracteristici
A comprehensive, but also carefully curated collection of quotes on major topics of relevance to scientists, engineers, and STEM students The entries are thematically ordered, forming quasi-continuous narrative threads, making their sequential reading more engaging The text, authorship, and the first publication date of each quote have been thoroughly verified