James Trefil
Auteur de The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Œuvres de James Trefil
The Edge of the Unknown: 101 Things You Don't Know About Science And No One Else Does Either (1996) 203 exemplaires
The Moment of Creation: Big Bang Physics from Before the First Millisecond to the Present Universe (1983) 123 exemplaires
The Dark Side of the Universe: A Scientist Explores the Mysteries of the Cosmos (1988) 97 exemplaires
The Nature of Science: An A-Z Guide to the Laws and Principles Governing Our Universe (2003) 67 exemplaires
Imagined Life: A Speculative Scientific Journey among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures,… (2019) 46 exemplaires
The Story of Innovation: How Yesterday's Discoveries Lead to Tomorrow's Breakthroughs (2017) 10 exemplaires
The Routledge Guidebook to Einstein's Relativity (The Routledge Guides to the Great Books) (2015) 6 exemplaires
Good Seeing: A Century of Science at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1902-2002 (2001) 5 exemplaires
Phenomena, Comment and Notes: September 1995 2 exemplaires
لماذا العلم؟ (عالم المعرفة، #372) 2 exemplaires
Ah, but there may have been life on Mars 1 exemplaire
Imagined Life: A Speculative Scientific Journey among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures,… (2019) 1 exemplaire
Exoplanets: Diamond Worlds, Super Earths, Pulsar Planets, and the New Search for Life beyond Our Solar System 1 exemplaire
Beyond our galaxy : exploring the vastness of space 1 exemplaire
Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy 1 exemplaire
Phenomena, comments and notes (January, 1988) 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going (2021) — with — 212 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Trefil, James
- Nom légal
- Trefil, James Stanley
- Date de naissance
- 1938-09-10
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Études
- Stanford University
- Professions
- professor
- Organisations
- University of Virginia
George Mason University - Prix et distinctions
- Andrew Gemant Award (2000)
Science Writing Award (2007)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 60
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 3,878
- Popularité
- #6,534
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 32
- ISBN
- 159
- Langues
- 10
- Favoris
- 1