James Trefil
Forfatter af The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
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James Trefil was born in Chicago and educated at the University of Illinois, Oxford University, and Stanford University, where he earned a Ph.D. in physics. Currently Clarence H. Robinson Professor of physics at George Mason University, he is among the well-respected scientists who have the skill vis mere to translate physics for the general reader into prose worthy of an English major. For example, his "meditation trilogy," described below, recounts interesting examples, clear explanations, and the wonder of science in Trefil's beautiful and lively language. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Værker af James Trefil
The Edge of the Unknown: 101 Things You Don't Know About Science And No One Else Does Either (1996) 203 eksemplarer
The Moment of Creation: Big Bang Physics from Before the First Millisecond to the Present Universe (1983) 123 eksemplarer
The Dark Side of the Universe: A Scientist Explores the Mysteries of the Cosmos (1988) 97 eksemplarer
The Nature of Science: An A-Z Guide to the Laws and Principles Governing Our Universe (2003) 67 eksemplarer
Imagined Life: A Speculative Scientific Journey among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures,… (2019) 46 eksemplarer
The Story of Innovation: How Yesterday's Discoveries Lead to Tomorrow's Breakthroughs (2017) 10 eksemplarer
The Routledge Guidebook to Einstein's Relativity (The Routledge Guides to the Great Books) (2015) 6 eksemplarer
Good Seeing: A Century of Science at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1902-2002 (2001) 5 eksemplarer
Phenomena, Comment and Notes: September 1995 2 eksemplarer
لماذا العلم؟ (عالم المعرفة، #372) 2 eksemplarer
Ah, but there may have been life on Mars 1 eksemplar
Imagined Life: A Speculative Scientific Journey among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures,… (2019) 1 eksemplar
Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy 1 eksemplar
Phenomena, comments and notes (January, 1988) 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going (2021) — with — 212 eksemplarer
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- Kanonisk navn
- Trefil, James
- Juridisk navn
- Trefil, James Stanley
- Fødselsdato
- 1938-09-10
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Uddannelse
- Stanford University
- Erhverv
- professor
- Organisationer
- University of Virginia
George Mason University - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Andrew Gemant Award (2000)
Science Writing Award (2007)
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