Who Got Einstein's Office? Eccentricity and Genius at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study

Edward Regis

Paperback (31 Aug 1989)

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Publisher's Synopsis

An anecdotal account of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, which has housed many of the greatest mathematicians and scientists of the century: Einstein, Godel, Oppenheimer, Von Neumann, TD Lee and Mandelbrot among them. Regis interweaves the history of the Institute, its rivalries, friendships, discoveries and great names, with an account of its current researchers and their work on cellular automata, fractals and other areas on the cutting edge of modern science.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780140116243
Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:	Penguin Books
Pub date:	31 Aug 1989
DEWEY:	001.40974967
DEWEY edition:	19
Language:	English
Weight:	223g
Height:	197mm
Width:	128mm
Spine width:	15mm