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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: István Hargittai (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Budapest University of Technology and Economics) , Magdolna Hargittai (Research Professor, Research Professor, Budapest University of Technology and Economics)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.610kg ISBN: 9780198719076ISBN 10: 0198719078 Pages: 330 Publication Date: 26 March 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Albert Szent-Györgyi: Romanticism and Reality 2: István Széchenyi: Learned Society 3: Loránd Eötvös: Universitas 4: Ignác Semmelweis: Medicine 5: Pál Kitaibel: Agricultural Science 6: Theodore von Kármán: Engineering and Innovation 7: László Rátz: Schools of Creativity 8: Gedeon Richter: Martyrs and Saviors District-by-DistrictReviewsLavishly illustrated... A most enjoyable and unusual read! * Lewis Ryder, Contemporary Physics * Author InformationIstván Hargittai, PhD, DSc, is Professor Emeritus (active) of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Academia Europaea (London) and a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He has honorary doctorates from Moscow State University, the University of North Carolina, and the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Structural Chemistry. His books have appeared in eight languages, and include, among others, 'Great Minds'; 'Buried Glory'; 'Drive and Curiosity'; 'Judging Edward Teller'; 'The Road to Stockholm'; and the 'Candid Science' book series. Magdolna Hargittai, PhD, DSc, is Research Professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. She is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Academia Europaea (London). She has an honorary doctorate from the University of North Carolina. Her books include, among others, 'Symmetry through the Eyes of a Chemist'; 'In Our Own Image'; 'Visual Symmetry'; 'Great Minds'; and the 'Candid Science' book series. Her next book will be 'Women Scientists without Borders'. The Hargittais live in Budapest and their two children are professors at US universities. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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