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Communicating Science in a Prosaic Age

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Paperback | 14 May 1990

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Boojums All the Way Through is a collection of essays that deals in a variety of ways with the problem of communicating modern physics to both physicists and non-physicists. The author is Professor David Mermin, a well-known theoretical physicist, who recently won the first Julius Edgar Lileinfeld prize of the American Physical Society 'for his remarkable clarity and wit as a lecturer to nonspecialists on difficult subjects'. David Mermin's wry humour is clearly apparent in most of these articles, but even those that are more serious are characterized by a liveliness and commitment to finding startlingly simple ways of presenting ideas that are traditionally regarded as complex. This book will appeal to physicists at all levels, to mathematicians, scientists and engineers, and indeed to anyone who enjoys reading non-technical accounts of new ways of looking at modern science.

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"...covers an astonishing broad range...Mermin is a natural philosopher par excellence..." Physics World "A warm, human, and humane view of physics." American Mathematical Monthly "From the outset, Mermin's writing is fluid, interesting and most of all, fun! Mermin's humorous talents are indicative of his creative abilities and deep understanding of his subject. At times one is tempted to reflect upon other skilled communicators, and flattering parallels with Feynman, for example, are not unreasonable." Physics in Canada "David Mermin is one of those rather rare scientists who can write with cleverness and style...is delightful for browsing." Peter Franken, Physics Today "Readers from undergraduate science students to professional physicists and mathematicians will find this book both entertaining and full of ideas." Perry Smith, Mathematical Reviews

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Preface
Reflections on the Pursuit of Physics
E. pluribus boojum: the physicist as neologist
Commencement address
One of the great physicists ... and great characters
My life with Landeau
What's wrong with this lagrangean?
What's wrong with this library?
What's wrong with this prose?
What's wrong with these equations?
What's wrong with these prizes?
The Quantum Theory
Quantum mysteries for anyone
Can you help your team tonight by watching on TV?
Spooky actions at a distance: mysteries of the quantum
A bolt from the blue: The Eistein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox
The philosophical writings of Neils Bohr
The great quantum muddle
What's wrong with this pillow?
Relativity
Cruel nature: a relativistic tragicomedy
The amazing many coloured relativity engine
Relativistic addition of velocities directly from the constancy of the velocity of light
Relativity without light
E = Mc2 (written with M. J. Feigenbaum)
Mathematical Musings
Logarithms!
Stirling's formula!
Pi in the sky
Variational principles in dynamics and quantum theory
Special functions: a group theoretic approach
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Boojums All the Way through

Communicating Science in a Prosaic Age

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