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Quasicrystals

The Adventure of a Discovery

by Luca Bindi

Description

A fragment of popular science drawing attention to an extraordinary discovery: the experimental proof on the existence of quasicrystals in nature. A physical, human, and scientific journey, which starts from Italy, crosses the US, reaches the Russian Far East and winks at space.

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Author Biography

Luca Bindi, professor of mineralogy and crystallography, is Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Florence. His discovery of natural quasicrystals had an incredible resonance in the international scientific community. He has received national and international scientific awards and he has collaborated with numerous international institutions, including Princeton University, Harvard University and California Institute of Technology.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher/Imprint Gruppo editoriale Tab S.r.l. / tab edizioni
  • Publication Date September 2021
  • Orginal LanguageItalian
  • ISBN/Identifier 9788892952140
  • Publication Country or regionItaly
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 24 EUR
  • Pages260
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleQuasicristalli. L'avventura di una scoperta
  • Original Language Authorsita
  • Editionfirst
  • Copyright Year2021
  • Dimensions14x20 cm

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