Description: Rabi : Scientist and Citizen (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Series) by John S. Rigden, Epilogue by I. I. Rabi, illustrated with numerous pages of old photographs, Published by Basic Books Inc., NY, USA, 1987, 1st Edition, First Printing ( Complete number-line on Copyright Page, $21.95 Orig. Price on DJ Flap; see pics ), 1987, Hardcover with Dustjacket, Hardcover with dustjacket. 302 pages. This is a vintage, 1st Printing of this biography of Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898 -- 1988), American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance (which is used in magnetic resonance imaging). He was also one of the first scientists in the United States to work on the cavity magnetron, which is used in microwave radar and microwave ovens. (from his Wikipedia page) This biography was published in 1987, when I. I. Rabi was 88 years old. See actual book in ebay pics above. This is a nice, 1st Printing hardback book and dustjacket. Very Good Condition Book with Excellent Condition Dustjacket, protected in mylar covering [ Dustjacket is great (see pics), Book's covers are slightly curved outwards (see pics), book's outer edges are very lightly foxed (see pics); otherwise, book is well-bound, solid with sharp corners, tight with strong hinges, quite clean, unmarked by former owners, well-illustrated, and sharply printed, 1st Printing ] 302 pages, approx. 9.5" x 6.25" x 1.25", maroon cloth covers, gilt and blue titles, Hardcover Book with Dustjacket Welcome International Ebay Shoppers. I will reduce combined shipping. Also, domestic shipping will include a USPS tracking number. Please visit my other auctions (including other books: search for category: "books" in my ebay store), and email any questions. Thanks for looking! I try to describe my items thoroughly, but buyers may still need more information than I provide. Shipping costs can be expensive to my small auction business. Please ask any questions to be sure before you buy. Thanks.
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Book Title: Rabi : Scientist and Citizen
Book Series: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation series
Publisher: Basic Books
Epilogue by: Isidor I. Rabi
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1987
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: John S Rigden
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Engineering & Technology, Health, Treatments & Medicine, Historical, History, Imagery, Life Sciences, Mathematics & Sciences, Modern & Contemporary, Physics, Politics & Society
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: American History, Contemporary History, History of Ideas, History of Technology, Modern History, World History, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Physicist, Physics, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Nobel Prize in Physics
Unit Quantity: 1
Number of Pages: 302 Pages
