Eurekas and euphorias : the Oxford book of scientific anecdotes
Gratzer, Walter2004
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From the death of Archimedes at the hands of an irritated Roman soldier to the concoction of a superconducting witch's brew at the very close of the 20th century, the stories in this book pour out, told with wit and relish by Walter Gratzer.
Main title:
Eurekas and euphorias : the Oxford book of scientific anecdotes / Walter Gratzer.
Author:
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Collation:
x, 357 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2002.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780198609407 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
116736