Foreword -- The Kaiserreich: Military power and science - 'Sturdy pillars of Germany's greatness' -- Einstein's path to Berlin -- World War I -- Upshot -- Einstein in private – not quite in private -- The Weimar Republic: Boycott of German science -- World renown -- Sponsorship – the Einstein Tower -- A target for right-wing propaganda and violence -- Emissary and emigré – Einstein's for…
omaggio a Coxeter -- H.S.M. Coxeter: un breve omaggio -- Donald nel paese delle meraviglie: le varie sfaccettature della vita di H.S.M. Coxeter -- matematica e immagini -- Visioni e realtà. Empiria e geometria -- Stelle -- matematica e Venezia -- Un epsilon piccolo a piacere: le murrine veneziane e muranesi -- matematica e applicazioni -- Modelli matematici per la meteorologia -- La matematica…
What is a Law of Nature? -- Are there Laws of Nature at All? -- Can the Laws of Nature be Genuine Laws? -- Are the Laws of Logic Laws of Nature? -- Are the Laws of Mathematics Laws of Nature? -- Properties of Laws -- Does Every Law of Nature Express an Invariance (Symmetry)? -- Is Every Law of Nature Spacetime Invariant? -- Dynamical and Statistical Laws -- Laws, Boundary Conditions, and Consta…
This delicious new book reveals the fascinating science behind some of our favorite candies. If you've ever wondered how candy corn is made, or whether Baby Ruth bars really float, as in the movie Caddyshack, then this engaging collection of food for thought is guaranteed to satisfy your hunger for knowledge. As well as delving into candy facts and myths such as the so-called 'sugar high', and …
Working Late -- Keeping Secrets -- Data Encryption Standard -- Key Length -- Discovery -- RSA Crypto Challenges -- Congress Takes Note -- Supercomputer -- Organizing DESCHALL -- Needle in a Haystack -- Spreading the Word -- The Race Is On -- Clients -- Architecture -- Progress -- Trouble -- Milestones -- Gateways -- Network -- Download -- Short Circuit -- DESCHALL Community -- Proposal -- In th…
Primo contatto -- Pianificare un itinerario? -- Piacere, grafo -- Il peso ha un peso -- Un’innocua esplosione -- Monaco in quattro fermate -- Scelte locali, benefici globali -- In principio era l’input -- Negativo è negative -- Tempi buoni, tempi cattivi -- Intuito femminile -- Il lavoro che precede il lavoro -- Per assurdo -- Il Prim della classe -- Arraffa ciò che puoi -- Arbore… cosa…
Chapter 1. Introduction V.V. Binoy and Pallava Bagla.- Part I: Communicating Science to Win the Hearts and Minds -- Chapter 2. Responsibilities of Science, Responsive to Society: A New Dialogue Jairam Ramesh.- Part II: The Indian Landscape of Communicating Science and Technology.- Chapter 3. India’s Maiden Mission to Mars: Many Firsts and Some Missed Opportunities in Isro’s Efforts at …