The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691237480ISBN-10:691237484UPC:9780691237480Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, Physics, Space ScienceBook Topic:Gravity, AstronomySize:8.70 x 5.60 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCJESX358J
The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity
A world-renowned physicist seeks gravity's true nature and finds wisdom in embracing its force in her life
Claudia de Rham has been playing with gravity her entire life. As a diver, experimenting with her body's buoyancy in the Indian Ocean. As a pilot, soaring over Canadian waterfalls on dark mornings before beginning her daily scientific research. As an astronaut candidate, dreaming of the...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691237480ISBN-10:691237484UPC:9780691237480Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Philosophy & Social Aspects, Physics, Space ScienceBook Topic:Gravity, AstronomySize:8.70 x 5.60 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCJESX358J
Claudia de Rham is professor of theoretical physics at Imperial College London and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The recipient of numerous prizes and awards, she is ranked among the most influential researchers in fundamental physics of the past decade.
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