Albert Einstein memorial lectures / editors, Jacob D. Bekenstein, Raphael Mechoulam

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TextPublication details: Jerusalem : Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities; Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2012Description: ix, 204 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:

9789814329422 (hbk.)
9814329428 (hbk.)
9789814329439 (pbk.)
9814329436 (pbk.)

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Contents:

What can pure mathematics offer to society? / W. Timothy Gowers -- General covariance and the passive equations of physics / Shlomo Sternberg -- The structure of quarks and leptons / Haim Harari -- Beautiful theories / Steven Weinberg -- Harmless energy from nuclei / Carlo Rubbia -- Supramolecular chemistry: from molecular information toward self-organization and complex matter / Jean-Marie Lehn -- Chromatin and transcription / Roger Kornberg -- Energy, environment, and the responsibility of scientists / Yuan T Lee -- Res ipsa loquitur: history and mimesis / John E Wansbrough

Abstract: "This volume consists of a selection of the Albert Einstein Memorial Lectures presented annually at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Delivered by eminent scientists and scholars, including Nobel laureates, they cover a broad spectrum of subjects in physics, chemistry, life science, mathematics, historiography and social issues. This distinguished memorial lecture series was inaugurated by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities following an international symposium held in Jerusalem in March 1979 to commemorate the centenary of Albert Einstein’s birth. Considering that Einstein’s interests, activities and influence were not restricted to theoretical physics but spanned broad fields affecting society and the welfare of humankind, it was felt that these memorial lectures should be addressed to scientists, scholars and erudite laypersons rather than to physicists alone.."--publisher’s description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Open Shelf	UMPLIB GAMBANG	Q175 .A43 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0000076976

"This volume consists of a selection of the Albert Einstein Memorial Lectures presented annually at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Delivered by eminent scientists and scholars, including Nobel laureates, they cover a broad spectrum of subjects in physics, chemistry, life science, mathematics, historiography and social issues. This distinguished memorial lecture series was inaugurated by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities following an international symposium held in Jerusalem in March 1979 to commemorate the centenary of Albert Einstein’s birth. Considering that Einstein’s interests, activities and influence were not restricted to theoretical physics but spanned broad fields affecting society and the welfare of humankind, it was felt that these memorial lectures should be addressed to scientists, scholars and erudite laypersons rather than to physicists alone.."--publisher’s description.