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World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics (ISSN: 1793-1207) The 20th Century has witnessed one of the most remarkable episodes in the history of man's changing perception of the universe. Following the advent of the revolutionary theories of relativity and quantum physics in the early part of the century, scientific research has rushed onwards at an almost bewildering speed. Theoretical developments like quantum electrodynamics, quantum chromodynamics, chaos, superconductivity, big bang cosmology, and superstrings have raced forward to keep pace with new technologies like the increasingly sophisticated particle accelerators, supercomputers, laser technologies, and satellite observatories. The scientific ideas and techniques of today would have been inconceivable to physicists of the 19th Century, so much has the paradigm of scientific thinking been altered. To provide an important historical perspective of and insight into the breathtaking scientific developments of this century, we present here theSeries in 20th Century Physics. This book series will focus on historical accounts of the progress of different aspects of physics, collections of important scientific papers of eminent physicists, and works or festschrifts dedicated to the leading physicists of this century. To contribute to this book series, contact editor@worldscientific.com Published titles Vol. 1 Gauge Theories - Past and Future In Commemoration of the 60th Birthday of M Veltman edited by R Akhoury, B de Wit, P van Nieuwenhuizen & H Veltman Vol. 2 Scientific Highlights in Memory of Léon van Hove edited by F Nicodemi Vol. 3 Selected Papers, with Commentary, of Tony Hilton Royle Skyrme edited by G E Brown Vol. 4 Salamfestschrift A Collection of Talks from the Conference on Highlights of Particle and Condensed Matter Physics edited by A Ali, J Ellis & S Randjbar-Daemi Vol. 5 Selected Papers of Abdus Salam (With Commentary) edited by A Ali, C Isham, T Kibble & Riazuddin Vol. 6 Research on Particle Imaging Detectors edited by G Charpak Vol. 7 Career in Theoretical Physics, A by P W Anderson Vol. 8 Lepton Physics at CERN and Frascati edited by N Cabibbo Vol. 9 Quantum Mechanics, High Energy Physics and Accelerators: Selected Papers of John S Bell (With Commentary) edited by M Bell, K Gottfried & M Veltman Vol. 10 How We Learn; How We Remember: Toward an Understanding of Brain and Neural Systems Selected Papers of Leon N Cooper edited by L N Cooper Vol. 11 30 Years of the Landau Institute — Selected Papers edited by I M Khalatnikov & V P Mineev Vol. 12 Sir Nevill Mott — 65 Years in Physics edited by N F Mott & A S Alexandrov Vol. 13 Broken Symmetry Selected Papers of Y Nambu edited by T Eguchi & K Nishijima Vol. 14 Reflections on Experimental Science by M L Perl Vol. 15 Encounters in Magnetic Resonances Selected Papers of Nicolaas Bloembergen (With Commentary) edited by N Bloembergen Vol. 16 Encounters in Nonlinear Optics Selected Papers of Nicolaas Bloembergen (With Commentary) edited by N Bloembergen Vol. 17 The Collected Works of Lars Onsager (With Commentary) edited by P C Hemmer, H Holden & S K Ratkje Vol. 18 Selected Works of Hans A Bethe (With Commentary) by H A Bethe Vol. 19 Selected Scientific Papers of Sir Rudolf Peierls (With Commentary) edited by R H Dalitz & Sir R Peierls Vol. 20 The Origin of the Third Family edited by O Barnabei, L Maiani, R A Ricci & F R Monaco Vol. 21 Spectroscopy with Coherent Radiation Selected Papers of Norman F Ramsey (With Commentary) by N F Ramsey Vol. 22 Quest for Symmetry, A Selected Works of Bunji Sakita by K Kikkawa, M Virasoro & S R Wadia Vol. 23 Selected Papers of Kun Huang (With Commentary) edited by B-F Zhu Vol. 24 Subnuclear Physics The First 50 Years: Highlights from Erice to ELN by A Zichichi edited by O Barnabei, P Pupillo & F R Monaco Vol. 25 The Creation of Quantum Chromodynamics and the Effective Energy In Honour of A Zichichi on the Occasion of the Galvani Bicentenary Celebrations by V N Gribov, G 't Hooft, G Veneziano & V F Weisskopf edited by L N Lipatov Vol. 26 Quantum Legacy, A Seminal Papers of Julian Schwinger edited by K A Milton Vol. 27 Selected Papers of Richard Feynman (With Commentary) edited by L M Brown Vol. 28 The Legacy of Léon Van Hove edited by A Giovannini Vol. 29 Selected Works of Emil Wolf (With Commentary) by E Wolf Vol. 30 Selected Papers of J Robert Schrieffer In Celebration of His 70th Birthday edited by N E Bonesteel & L P Gor'kov Vol. 31 From the Preshower to the New Technologies for Supercolliders edited by Björn H Wiik, Albrecht Wagner & Horst Wenninger Vol. 32 In Conclusion A Collection of Summary Talks in High Energy Physics by J D Bjorken Vol. 33 Formation and Evolution of Black Holes in the Galaxy Selected Papers with Commentary edited by H A Bethe, G E Brown & C-H Lee Vol. 34 Quantum Mechanics in Phase Space An Overview with Selected Papers edited by Cosmas K Zachos, David B Fairlie & Thomas L Curtright Vol. 35 Career in Theoretical Physics, A Second Edition by P W Anderson Vol. 36 Selected Papers (1945–1980) of Chen Ning Yang With Commentary by Chen Ning Yang Vol. 37 Adventures in Theoretical Physics Selected Papers with Commentaries by Stephen L Adler Vol. 38 Matter Particled — Patterns, Structure and Dynamics Selected Research Papers of Yuval Ne’eman edited by Remo Ruffini & Yosef Verbin Vol. 39 Searching for the Superworld A Volume in Honor of Antonino Zichichi on the Occasion of the Sixth Centenary Celebrations of the University of Turin, Italy edited by Sergio Ferrara & Rudolf M Mössbauer

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