The Fermi Solution

The Fermi Solution
by Hans Christian von Baeyer

The Fermi Solution
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Author: Hans Christian von Baeyer
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-01-31
ISBN: 0486417077
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Dover Publications

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Book Review: Lessons that reach beyond science
Summary: 4 Stars

Professor von Baeyer deserves credit for more than just making physics understandable(a physics book without equations!) He draws from several physical discoveries some lessons about the scientific method, starting with Fermi's famous piano-tuner problem. And he explains WHY research and analytic techniques such as Fermi's approximation work.

Summary of The Fermi Solution

Engrossing journey through the workings of the universe and minds of today's scientific thinkers examines an extraordinary range of topics: from the Superconducting Super Collider and the mysteries of the Big Bang, to strange crystals with impossible structures and the quest for the temperature of absolute zero.

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