I am the smartest man I know : a Nobel laureate's difficult journey (Record no. 47070)
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| fixed length control field | 02218 a2200193 4500 |
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| fixed length control field | 180105b c2017 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789813109186 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 530.092 |
| Item number | GIA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Giaever, Ivar |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | I am the smartest man I know : a Nobel laureate's difficult journey |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | World Scientific, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2017. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Singapore : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vi, 272 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | INR |
| Price amount | 1809.08 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | <br/>"A unique individual with a fascinating life story, Ivar Giaever is a scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Experimental Physics in 1973. In his own words, Giaever relates an absorbing tale of how important luck and good fortune have been in shaping his life. He narrates the story of an ordinary childhood in Norway and an unremarkable undergraduate career at university. After finishing his engineering degree, he served in the Norwegian army and married his childhood sweetheart, Inger Skramstad. His desire to make a better life for his new family led Ivar to Canada and then to the United States. Even without an advanced degree in a scientific field, Ivar was given the opportunity to work with cutting-edge scientific researchers at General Electric R&D in Schenectady, New York. While there, he completed his PhD at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- one of the nation's oldest technological universities. His work on superconductivity led to worldwide recognition and the Nobel Prize. This memoire is more than the story of an accomplished, world-renowned scientist: it is an engaging reminiscence of an independent, highly creative thinker and problem solver who loves games and puzzles, skiing and windsurfing, and time with friends and family. Dr Ivar Giaever's fascinating story intertwines his views on the nature of science, scientific processes, contemporary issues such as global warming, and the great benefits the Nobel Prize has afforded him. Written with humor and often tongue-in-cheek, "I am the Smartest Man I know" is one man's mediation on science, intellectual inquiry, and life itself"-- Provided by publiher. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Giaever, Ivar. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Physicists--Biography. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Nobel Prize winners--Biography. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | IIT Gandhinagar | IIT Gandhinagar | 05/01/2018 | BOOKS INDIA | 1809.08 | 10 | 530.092 GIA | 025423 | 29/10/2023 | 18/10/2023 | 1809.08 | Books |
