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Un diplomate dans le siècle ; souvenirs et anecdotes

Corinne Pralavorio reviews (in French) in 2014 Un diplomate dans le siècle ; souvenirs et anecdotes.

Physics and Our World: Reissue of the Proceedings of a Symposium in Honor of Victor F Weisskopf

As the proceedings of a symposium that took place in 1974 in honour of Victor Weisskopf — the well-known theoretician, who was CERN’s fifth director-general during the years 1961–1966 — this v...

Microcosmos: The World of Elementary Particles. Fictional Discussions between Einstein, Newton, and Gell-Mann

Suitable for non-experts in physics, this book provides a broad introduction to the field of particle physics through fictional discussions between three prominent physicists — Albert Einstein, Isaa...

Symmetry and Fundamental Physics: Tom Kibble at 80

This book is a compilation of papers based on the presentations given at a symposium held in March 2013 at the Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, to celebrate Tom Kibble's 80th birthday.

Henri Poincaré: A Biography Through the Daily Papers

Johann Rafelski reviews in 2014 Henri Poincaré: A Biography Through the Daily Papers.

Cosmic Cartoon Collection: Cartoons on Astronomy, Cosmology, Quarks, and other Physical Matters

Christine Sutton reviews in 2014 Cosmic Cartoon Collection: Cartoons on Astronomy, Cosmology, Quarks, and other Physical Matters.

Particle Fever

Kate Kahle reviews in 2014 Particle Fever.

How Big is Big and How Small is Small: The Sizes of Everything and Why

Peggie Rimmer reviews in 2014 How Big is Big and How Small is Small: The Sizes of Everything and Why.

Boundary Conformal Field Theory and the Worldsheet Approach to D-Branes

This comprehensive introduction to the topic reaches from theoretical foundations to recent developments, with an emphasis on the algebraic treatment of string backgrounds.