From Newton to Hawking : a history of Cambridge University's Lucasian professors of mathematics
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Knox, Kevin C.
Noakes, Richard.
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QA28 .F76 2003
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Mathematicians -- England -- Cambridge -- Biography.
Physicists -- England -- Cambridge -- Biography.
University of Cambridge. -- Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics -- Faculty -- Biography.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographies.
England -- Cambridge.
Mathematicians.
Physicists.
Universities and colleges -- Faculty.
University of Cambridge. -- Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.
Other Subjects
30.01 history of the exact sciences.
Biographies (form)
Biography.
History (form)
Mathematicians -- England -- Cambridge -- Biography.
Mathematics.
Mathématiciens -- Angleterre -- Cambridge -- Biographies.
Physicists -- England -- Cambridge -- Biography.
Physics.
University of Cambridge -- Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics -- Faculty -- Biography.
University of cambridge.

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xxiv, 486 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
This social history of mathematics and physics tells the story of Cambridge University's mathematical physicists. The University's Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics is one of the world's most celebrated academic positions. Since its foundation in 1663, the chair has been held by seventeen men who represent some of the most influential minds in science and technology. This informative work offers new perspectives on such world-famous scientists as Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage, Paul Dirac, and Stephen Hawking.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Knox, K. C., & Noakes, R. (2003). From Newton to Hawking: a history of Cambridge University's Lucasian professors of mathematics . Cambridge University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Knox, Kevin C and Richard. Noakes. 2003. From Newton to Hawking: A History of Cambridge University's Lucasian Professors of Mathematics. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York: Cambridge University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Knox, Kevin C and Richard. Noakes. From Newton to Hawking: A History of Cambridge University's Lucasian Professors of Mathematics Cambridge, U.K. ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Knox, K. C. and Noakes, R. (2003). From newton to hawking: a history of cambridge university's lucasian professors of mathematics. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York: Cambridge University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Knox, Kevin C., and Richard Noakes. From Newton to Hawking: A History of Cambridge University's Lucasian Professors of Mathematics Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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