Amir D. Aczel's Books
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The Mystery of the AlephA compelling narrative that blends the story of infinity with the tragic tale of a tormented and brilliant mathematician.Read More
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Asharq Al-Awsat, November 12, 2009
...of fossil fuels, could provide mankind with virtually endless quantities of energy. In this short and fast-paced book Amir Aczel, an American mathematics teacher tells the story of uranium with both sympathy and authority. In the process, he demystifies...
Times Online, October 16, 2009
...nuclear weapons have been published since Hiroshima and Nagasaki were razed. Uranium Wars, by the American science writer Amir Aczel, is a short and readable account of how nuclear bombs came to be made, deployed and developed by a few wealthy countries....
Boston Globe, September 1, 2009
...Amir Aczel is a mathematician, scientist, historian, and author whose interests are rather . . . broad, shall we say. Aczel (above) is a research fellow at Boston University who has written 16 books...
Boston Globe, August 30, 2009
...birthday of the late Mary Shelley (Frankenstein), 4 p.m., Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St., Waltham. TUESDAY: Amir Aczel discusses Uranium Wars, 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith, Coolidge Corner, Brookline . . . Ethan Gilsdorf discusses Fantasy Freaks and...
Career Limiting Moves, January 1, 2010
...a dramatic head. Mishima's ability to write convincingly of a female protagonist is truly remarkable. Non Fiction Amir Aczel, Pendulum: Leon Foucault and the Triumph of Science . Fascinating book about the massive contributions to science made by the...
