In Our Own Image: Personal Symmetry in Discovery

by Magdolna Hargittai and István Hargittai

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The title of our volume refers to what is well described by the following two quota- tions: "Godcreated man in his own image"l and "Man creates God in his own image."2 Our approach to symmetry is subjective, and the term "personal" symmetry reflects this approach in our discussion of selected scientific events. We have chosen six icons to symbolize six areas: Kepler for modeling, Fuller for new molecules, Pauling for helical structures, Kitaigorodskii...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:146136874X

ISBN13:9781461368748

Release Date:October 2012

Publisher:Springer

Length:235 Pages

Weight:0.99 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"

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