| Molecular Processes in Space 1990 Edition Contributor(s): Watanabe, Tsutomu (Editor), Shimamura, Isao (Editor), Shimizu, Mikio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1461278813 ISBN-13: 9781461278818 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Astronomy - Science | Cosmology |
| Dewey: 523.019 |
| Series: Physics of Atoms and Molecules |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.98 lbs) 261 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Like a river, the progress of science has a tendency to run tast or slow. Once the water meets a dam, it may stop for a while, but eventually it will flow over the top and run fast again. In scientific research, a breakthrough to overcome a simile>r barrier is often made by a small number of scientists, or perhaps by a single person of special creativity, extraordinary talent and unusual perseverance. Through such individuals science can proceed in great strides. No one can deny that Professor Kazuo Takayanagi is one of these special individuals who have played a leading role in the field of atomic and molecular physics, as well as space physics. This book is dedicated to Professor Takayanagi on the occasion of his retirement from the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. Professor Takayanagi was born in 1926 and grew up in Tomakomai in Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. In his boyhood, he was interested in natural sciences, particularly astronomy. On 5th February, 1943, when he was attending secondary school, a solar eclipse was seen in his town. He organized a group of students from his school to observe the eclipse. He still remembers the scene: it grew so dark during the eclipse that two stars, Vega and Arcturus, could be seen. After graduation from the University of Tokyo in 1948, he entered the graduate school there. |
