David Bodanis
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English
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From a New York Times bestselling author, a fresh and detail-rich argument that the best way to lead is to be fair
Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not, recognizing that, as the old saying has it, "nice guys finish last." But, does that mean you have to go to the other extreme and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done?
In The Art of Fairness, bestselling author David Bodanis uses thrilling case studies to...
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xiv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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A portrait of Albert Einstein shares critical insights into both the genius and hubris of modern physics, linking Einstein's popular downfall through the final decades of his life to the same imagination and self-confidence that ignited his early successes.
Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with his theory of relativity and helped to lead us into the atomic age. Yet,...
Author
Language
English
Description
From a New York Times bestselling author, a fresh and detail-rich argument that the best way to lead is to be fair Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognizing that, as the old saying has it, nice guys finish last." But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done? In The Art of Fairness, bestselling author David Bodanis uses thrilling case studies to show...
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1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color, Dolby stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Einstein arrived at his 1905 discovery that the realms of matter and energy are linked. Reveals the roots of this breakthrough in the human stories of scientists Michael Farady, Antoine Lavoisier, and Lise Meitner, whose innovative thinking helped lead to E=mc², and ultimately unleashed the power of the atom.