James Trefil
Autor von The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
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James Trefil was born in Chicago and educated at the University of Illinois, Oxford University, and Stanford University, where he earned a Ph.D. in physics. Currently Clarence H. Robinson Professor of physics at George Mason University, he is among the well-respected scientists who have the skill mehr anzeigen to translate physics for the general reader into prose worthy of an English major. For example, his "meditation trilogy," described below, recounts interesting examples, clear explanations, and the wonder of science in Trefil's beautiful and lively language. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Werke von James Trefil
The Edge of the Unknown: 101 Things You Don't Know About Science And No One Else Does Either (1996) 203 Exemplare
The Moment of Creation: Big Bang Physics from Before the First Millisecond to the Present Universe (1983) 124 Exemplare
Fünf Gründe, warum es die Welt nicht geben kann. Die Astrophysik der Dunklen Materie (1988) 97 Exemplare
The Nature of Science: An A-Z Guide to the Laws and Principles Governing Our Universe (2003) 67 Exemplare
Imagined Life: A Speculative Scientific Journey among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures,… (2019) 47 Exemplare
The Story of Innovation: How Yesterday's Discoveries Lead to Tomorrow's Breakthroughs (2017) 10 Exemplare
The Routledge Guidebook to Einstein's Relativity (The Routledge Guides to the Great Books) (2015) 6 Exemplare
Good Seeing: A Century of Science at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1902-2002 (2001) 5 Exemplare
Phenomena, Comment and Notes: September 1995 2 Exemplare
لماذا العلم؟ (عالم المعرفة، #372) 2 Exemplare
Ah, but there may have been life on Mars 1 Exemplar
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Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going (2021) — with — 214 Exemplare
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- Trefil, James
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- Trefil, James Stanley
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- 1938-09-10
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- USA
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Stanford University
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- professor
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- University of Virginia
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- Andrew Gemant Award (2000)
Science Writing Award (2007)
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