Screen LibraryThe joy of the search for knowledge : a tribute to professor Dan Tsui = Qiu zhi le : jing he Cui Qi jiao shou de wen ji /
This invaluable collection of essays pays tribute to Dan Tsui, 1998 Nobel laureate in Physics. It paints a portrait of his outstanding personal attributes through the eyes of his friends and relatives. In addition, it provides a record of the environment which accompanied him in his search for knowl...
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World Scientific Pub. Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: | 1999. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
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English Chinese |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/4192#t=toc |
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This invaluable collection of essays pays tribute to Dan Tsui, 1998 Nobel laureate in Physics. It paints a portrait of his outstanding personal attributes through the eyes of his friends and relatives. In addition, it provides a record of the environment which accompanied him in his search for knowledge. This book, capturing Dan Tsui's experience and joy of the search for knowledge, will inspire scholars of all ages. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xv,162pages) : illustrations, ports |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789812385284 |
| CLC: | K826.11 |
| Contents: | The Nobel Award announcement from the Swedish Academy of Sciences -- Additional background material on the Nobel Prize in Physics 1998 -- My brother, Dan Tsui / Au Tsui Wong -- My husband, Dan Tsui / Linda Tsui -- My father, Dan Tsui / Aileen Tsui -- Dan Tsui's Nobel Prize brings a new experience to his 93-year-old teacher / Becky Shan -- Former Pui Ching principal on Dan Tsui winning the Nobel Prize / LamYingHo -- Former Pui Ching trustee on Dan Tsui winning the Nobel Prize / WongYu Kuang -- On Dan Tsui winning the Nobel Prize / Chen Ning Yang -- Return of talent to Asia / Kok-Khoo Phua -- The four Pui Ching campuses / Martin Lee -- The great joy of learning / James Shui-Ip Lo -- Pui Ching schoolmates reminisce. Junior Middle School III / James Shui-ip Lo. Pui Ching reminiscences / Betty Fein. Winning double / Tony Chin. Congratulations to Dan Tsui / Lucy Huang. My classmate Dan Tsui / Eugene Ho. On Dan Tsui winning the Nobel Prize / Siew-Luen Mak. Congratulations to Dan Tsui / Kuan-Nin Mo. My schoolmate Dan Tsui / Shirley Shiu-June Seung. On education at Pui Ching / Bambi Hu -- Dan Tsui at the Special Classes Center in Hong Kong in 1957/1958 / Cheuk-Yin Wong and Franklin Fan-Keung Cheung -- Daniel Tsui at Augustana College, 1958-1961: recollections of a Math teacher / D. K McLaughlin -- Reminiscences and recollections of a friend: a tribute to Dan Tsui / Shue Tuck Wong -- Reflection on Dan Tsui's years at Augustana College / Thomas L. Benson -- An open letter to Daniel C. Tsui / Royal W. Stark -- An ode to the joy of knowledge / Shui-Yin Lo -- A visit with the Tsuis at Princeton / James Shui-ip Lo -- Professor Daniel Tsui wins 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics -- My colleague Dan Tsui / James Wei -- My colleague Dan Tsui / Ruby Lee -- A guest at the Nobel Prize ceremonies / James Wei -- Reflections on the 1998 Nobel Prize ceremony / Kok-Khoo Phua -- Prof. Dan Tsui The consummate scientist / Albert M. Chang -- Fractional quantum Hall liquids: new state of matter, new type of order / Xiao-Gang Wen -- New York banquet to celebrate Dan Tsui's Nobel Award / James Shui-ip Lo -- Salutation to Dan Tsui from his classmates / Jack Lee -- Dan Tsui at the New York celebration / Hau-Wong Ho. |