Ergebnis für "character" in Wissenschaft & Technik

In these Messenger Lectures, originally delivered at Cornell University and recorded for television by the BBC, Richard Feynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features into one broad principle of invariance. He maintains at the outset that the importance of a physical law is not "how clever we are to have foundit out but…how clever nature is to pay attention to it" and steers his discussions toward a final exposition of the elegance and simplicity of all scientific laws.

Richard Feynman foi um gênio incomum. Espirituoso, ele conta os casos mais engraçados e excêntricos desde a infância, quando já se mostrava um menino engenhoso e brincalhão, até o momento em que recebeu o prêmio Nobel, com a personalidade desafiadora e fora dos padrões que o tornou extremamente popular dentro e fora da área acadêmica. Suas palestras sobre física, um marco na vida de outras personalidades extraordinárias, como Bill Gates—que assina uma breve introdução neste livro—encantaram gerações de estudantes e outros interessados em conhecimento científico de uma maneira geral.

One of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman possessed an unquenchable thirst for adventure and an unparalleled ability to tell the stories of his life. "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" is Feynman's last literary legacy, prepared with his friend and fellow drummer, Ralph Leighton.

Dive into the world of Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC), the ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Aristotle in the Peripatetic School. Renowned for his contributions across various fields—biology, geology, physics, metaphysics, psychology, ethics, and logic—he crafted a remarkable collection titled Characters. This work presents thirty vivid and incisive sketches of moral archetypes, offering a fascinating glimpse into the life of his era and the essence of human nature. These character portrayals, the earliest systematic attempts at character writing, resonate with modern readers, ...

A biography of J. B. S. Haldane, the brilliant and eccentric British scientist whose innovative predictions inspired Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.   

Step back to 1904 and meet Margaret Nevinson, a determined suffragette who took a bold stand as a member of the board of guardians at Hampstead Heath. At that time in the UK, welfare assistance was only available through the grim confines of the workhouse—where people were required to labor under harsh conditions, often worse than those in prison. The workhouse became a haunting backdrop for literature, most notably inspiring Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. In this captivating collection of short stories, Nevinson sheds light on the harrowing realities endured by women, highlighting tales of ...

In this captivating collection of lectures, renowned Italian historian and journalist Guglielmo Ferrero takes us on a journey through the complexities of Roman history as presented in his 1908 Lowell Lectures at the Lowell Institute in Boston. Ferrero delves into the moral and cultural decline of Rome, drawing poignant parallels to the societal issues faced by America and Europe during his time. He explores the lives and legacies of iconic figures from Julius Caesar to Nero, while also reflecting on the enduring lessons Rome offers for education today. Employing psychological, sociological, ...

Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography was a beloved monthly publication from the Nature Study Publishing Company in Chicago, running from 1897 to 1907. This enchanting magazine features a delightful blend of short poems, anecdotes, and factual descriptions about birds, beautifully complemented by stunning color plates. Originally published under various titles like Birds, Birds and all Nature, and Nature and Art, it expanded to encompass animals, plants, and more in later volumes. As noted in the Preface of Volume 1, Issue 1, Of all animated nature, birds are the most beautiful in coloring, ...

Fishing guide and award-winning author Randy Spencer weaves a spell with quirky, colorful residents, fish-out-of-water tourists, native traditions, and a large helping of absolute wonder. Written on Water is an extraordinary collection of tales about the part of Maine that truly is, as those who reside there call it, "back of the beyond".

So many of our greatest authors have had cats that it seems a cat is next to the pen in importance to writers. Similarly cats have appeared all through great literature and all through more mainstream modern entertainment. This book tells the stories of these cats in story, and of their writers.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Antoine Lavoisier who wrote the first modern chemistry textbook Humphry Davy who discovered ‘laughing gas’ Charles Darwin who changed people’s ideas with his theory of evolution Gregor Mendel who first discovered the science...

Can we can use pop culture to measure for how we feel about science? Explore the implications of fiction becoming reality, and if movies can be used to communicate the science that is changing our world with this new podcast.

We explore the modern state of the Christian Faith. Host Ricky explores human struggle, the state of community, grace and society as a whole.

This podcast explores the lives and personalities of famous and almost forgotten scientists, inventors, engineers, and mathematicians, reflecting on what it takes to change the world.