UID:
almafu_9959243628802883
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 206 pages) :
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illustrations (some color), portraits
ISBN:
981-4541-92-3
Serie:
Gale eBooks
Inhalt:
This is Volume 2 of the book series The Road to Scientific Success: Inspiring Life Stories of Prominent Researchers . Authoritative scientists describe their life experiences in relation to how success was attained, how their careers were developed, how their research was steered, how priorities were set, and how difficulties were faced. These keys to success serve as a useful guide for anyone looking for advice on how to direct their career and conduct scientific research that will make an impact. The focus on the road to success (rather than scientific findings) and on personal experience ai
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preface; Contents; 1. Wilton W.Webster, Jr.: Pioneer in Cardiac Catheters; 1.1 Introduction by the Editor; 1.1.1 Catheter concepts; 1.1.2 Cardiac catheterization; 1.1.3 Accomplishments of Mr.Webster; 1.2 Prologue (by Chuck Desmond, Paso Robles, California, U.S.A.); 1.3 Mr.Webster's Description of His Life Experience; 2. Didier de Fontaine: Leader in the Science of Phases in Materials; 2.1 Introduction by the Editor; 2.1.1 What is a phase?; 2.1.2 Scientific contributions of Dr. de Fontaine; 2.1.3 Honors received by Dr. de Fontaine; 2.1.4 Career development of Dr. de Fontaine
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2.2 Dr. de Fontaine's Description of His Life Experience2.2.1 Early years in Belgium; 2.2.2 World War II years in the U.S.A.; 2.2.3 High School in Belgium; 2.2.4 Engineering School years; 2.2.5 Naval service; 2.2.6 Back to Louvain, then Lovanium; 2.2.7 Graduate School in the U.S.A.; 2.2.8 Post-doctoral work at Bell Telephone Labs and the Battelle Colloquium; 2.2.9 Ten years at UCLA; 2.2.10 Transfer to UC Berkeley; 2.2.11 Retirement; 2.2.12 Some parting words; 3. Christopher W. Macosko: Leader in Polymer Rheology; 3.1 Introduction by the Editor; 3.1.1 What is polymer rheology?
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3.1.2 Scientific contributions of Dr. Macosko3.1.3 Honors received by Dr. Macosko; 3.1.4 Career development of Dr. Macosko; 3.2 Prologue by Frank S. Bates; 3.3 Dr. Macosko's Description of His Life Experience; 4. SekYen Kim-Cho: Speech Scientist and Developer of the Global Writing System; 4.1 Introduction by the Editor; 4.1.1 Speech science; 4.1.2 Writing systems; 4.1.3 The Global Writing System and its applications; 4.1.4 Scientific contributions of Dr. Kim-Cho; 4.1.5 The Korean alphabet; 4.1.6 Career development of Dr. Kim-Cho; 4.1.7 Honors received by Dr. Kim-Cho
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4.1.8 The Korean Peninsula4.1.9 The status of Korean women; 4.1.10 The Korean War; 4.2 Dr. Kim-Cho's Description of Her Life Experience; 4.2.1 Experiencing the Korean War; 4.2.2 Education, marriage and family; 4.2.3 Developing the Global Writing System; 4.2.4 Promoting literacy using the Global Writing System; 4.2.5 Epilogue; Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 981-4541-91-5
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-306-12020-9
Sprache:
Englisch
