The Quintessence of Irving Langmuir
The Commonwealth and International Library: Selected Readings in Physics
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1966
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: Albert Rosenfeld
- Editor: D. ter Haar
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 0 7 6 - 2
The Quintessence of Irving Langmuir is the first full-length biography of Irving Langmuir, accompanying the book entitled The Collected Works of Irving Langmuir. The major focus of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Quintessence of Irving Langmuir is the first full-length biography of Irving Langmuir, accompanying the book entitled The Collected Works of Irving Langmuir. The major focus of this book is on Langmuir’s early life, including his family background and experiences that shaped his exceptional character and profession. This text also provides some of Langmuir’s technical works and reviews of other scientists regarding his work. This particular topic is to present Langmuir as a scientist. This book will best serve those interested in Langmuir’s life and contributions.
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
List of Principal Sources
Appendix I
Appendix II
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1966
- No. of pages (eBook): 372
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781483180762