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Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World, How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life., Brian Clegg

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Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World, How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life., Brian Clegg

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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1262372493

Responsibility statement

Brian Clegg

Sub title

How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life.

Table Of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Day 1: Tuesday, 5 July 1687 Isaac Newton -- Publication of the Principia -- Day 2: Thursday, 24 November 1831 Michael Faraday -- Reading of 'Experimental Researches in Electricity' -- Day 3: Monday, 18 February 1850 Rudolf Clausius -- Publication of 'On the Moving Force of Heat' -- Day 4: Monday, 11 March 1861 James Clerk Maxwell -- Publication of 'On Physical Lines of Force' -- Day 5: Monday, 26 December 1898 Marie Curie -- Publication of 'On a New, Strongly Radio-active Substance'Day 6: Tuesday, 21 November 1905 Albert Einstein -- Publication of 'Does the Inertia of a Body depend on its Energy Content?' -- Day 7: Saturday, 8 April 1911 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes -- Discovery of superconductivity -- Day 8: Tuesday, 16 December 1947 John Bardeen and Walter Brattain -- First demonstration of a working transistor -- Day 9: Wednesday, 8 August 1962 James R. Biard and Gary Pittman -- Patent filed for light emitting diode -- Day 10: Wednesday, 1 October 1969 Steve Crocker and Vint Cerf -- First link of the internet initiated -- The eleventh day? -- Further Reading -- Picture creditsAdvertisement -- About the Author -- Copyright

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