Abstract
"The Wolf Foundation began its activities in 1976, with an initial endowment donated by the Wolf family. Within a very short period of time after its initiation, the Wolf prize has become one of the major signs for recognition of scientific achievements and excellence. This volume is devoted to a selection of Wolf Prize laureates in Physics and each has included two respective major publications as well as a commentary written by the laureate describing his scientific career. Readers around the world are provided a unique opportunity to get a glimpse of how scientific processes work in physics, and to comprehend how these laureates have left an indelible imprint on scientific history. Contributors: Leo P Kadanoff; Michael E Fisher; Martin Perl; Peter B Hirsch; Albert J Libchaber; Joseph H Taylor, Jr.; Michael V Berry; Anthony J Leggett; Bertrand I Halperin; Peter W Higgs; François Englert; Daniel Kleppner; Albert Fert; Anton Zeilinger; John F Clauser; Harald Rose; Maximilian Haider; Jacob D Bekenstein; Juan Ignacio Cirac; Peter Zoller"--
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Singapore |
Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd |
Number of pages | 1158 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789813109858, 9789813141025, 9813109858, 9813141026 |
State | Published - 2016 |