Physics and Mathematics are beautiful sciences made by human beings who have similar virtues and defects as anyone else. Their lives and works are touched, sometimes gently, sometimes dramatically by the historical events of our society. Peter Freund describes in a remarkable way and in a pleasant style amazing stories, some of them barely known, of brilliant scientists from the twentieth century. It is an outstanding book! A passion for reading! –Eduardo Favret, Professor, National Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA), Argentina
Like the author, these stories are full of wisdom, wit and humor. Sometimes they are hilarious and sometimes tragic. They need to be told, and I suspect that Peter Freund is the only one who can tell them. –Leonard Susskind, Author of The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design
Freund is at his best when he focuses on one, perhaps two, scientists in each chapter … Throughout his long career, Freund has obviously met many influential scientists and collected many fascinating stories about them and their colleagues. –CERN Courier
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Freund is at his best when he focuses on one, perhaps two, scientists in each chapter … Throughout his long career, Freund has obviously met many influential scientists and collected many fascinating stories about them and their colleagues.
Book Description
Can there be a common endeavour, whether physics or poetry, that can remain objective when the researchers involved are also people? According to Peter Freund, one of the founding physicists of String Theory, in his book “A Passion for Discovery,” the answer is Yes and No … Poetry esthetics might seem a lot less imposing than theoretical physics, but it isn’t. Outlandish humans make both.
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