Jacobs rescue a holocaust story by malka drucker isbn. Creation by wajira asanga ratnayake manamperi, 9781243840073, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Schoenfeld wonders why scientific psychology has for so long ignored religious behavior when billions of people through the ages have come to practice some form of religion. May 1, 1947 august 16, 2015 was a mexicanborn israeliamerican theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of the connections between information and gravitation. The bekensteinhawking entropy or black hole entropy is the amount of entropy that must be assigned to a black hole in order for it to comply with the laws of thermodynamics as they are interpreted by observers external to that black hole. Judaism, the basics series by jacob neusner 9780415401760. Stephen hawking raised profound issues concerning the loss of information in black hole evaporation and the consistency of quantum mechanics in a world with gravity. The revolutionary insight, introduced in bekenstein s 1972 doctoral thesis, contradicted the prevailing theories on the nature of black holes and was not immediately accepted. Jacob bekenstein died on august 16, 2015, at the age of sixtyeight. I have not studied cleopatra in depth, so what i am writing is based off of this book. The causal revolution, instigated by judea pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and established causalitythe study of cause and effecton a firm scientific basis. His work explains how we can know easy things, like whether it was rain or a sprinkler that made a sidewalk wet. Schiffer, quantum limitations on the storage and transmission of. Its also a modern religion affecting the daily lives of people in almost every nation of the world.
Scientific american, volume 289, number 2, august 2003, p. To stimulate discussion, he abstracts features that are common to all religions, describes the behavior we must observe in order to identify those features, and explores. Jacob bekenstein, one of the worlds foremost theoretical physicists, who used the power of thought to explore the invisible objects that are ranked among the wonders of the universe black holes died aug. Jacob glatstein 18961971 was a polishborn american poet and literary critic who wrote in the yiddish language.
Jacob bekenstein, physicist who revolutionized theory of black. Millions of books are added to our site everyday and when we find one. In 2003, jacob bekenstein wrote a feature for scientific american called. Introduction to judaism christian books, bibles, gifts. May 1, 1947 august 16, 2015 was a mexicanborn israeli american theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of the connections between information and gravitation. This is particularly true for the first and second laws. Neusner describes the practice of judaism in america today and surveys how it took shape throughout historyespecially in response to various political and religious crises. Business tech science climate sports obituaries the upshot. Jacob david bekenstein was a mexicanborn israeliamerican theoretical physicist who made. Jun 26, 2017 buy the book of sacred names by swart, jacobus g. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. Splat, or how our moon came to be, was named a booklist editors choice and selected as an audiobook of the year for 2010 by. He received the 2012 communication award joint policy board for. Frankenstein the original 1818 uncensored edition mary.
I have glanced at a few online articles and it seems like the book was fairly accurate. His name is also spelled yankev glatshteyn or jacob glatshteyn early. Encyclopedia of ancient and forbidden knowledge 9780285633162 by zolar and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Mar 24, 2015 the history of cleopatra, queen of egypt, by jacob abbott chronicles the life of cleopatra vii or, as we tend to refer to her, just cleopatra.
Since christianity was developing at the same time, neusners outline suggests some intriguing comparisons. Jacob bekenstein, a black hole pioneer and hebrew university. Jacob bekensteins pioneering contributions to the foundations of gravity. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For two decades these questions puzzled theoretical physicists. Although not wellknown in popular culture, he played a key role in developing ideas which transformed much of modern physics. When a stationary black hole absorbs an object with energy e and radius r, its area increases by.
Scientific american, smithsonian, nautilus, and discover. The book of sacred names is a practical guide into the meditational and magical applications of ancient hebrew divine names. Perpetuating the tenets of traditional kabbalists who recognised the fundamental bond between kabbalah and magic, jacobus swart offers step by step instructions on the deliberate and conscious control of personal. The history of cleopatra, queen of egypt, by jacob abbott chronicles the life of cleopatra vii or, as we tend to refer to her, just cleopatra. Over the last decade the physics of black holes has been revolutionized by developments that grew out of jacob bekenstein s realization that black holes have entropy. The basics is a musthave resource covering the stories, beliefs and expressions of that tradition. Ancient judaism profoundly influenced christianity. Anthropology of religion, magic, and witchcraft edition. This concise introductory textbook emphasizes the major concepts of anthropology in general and the anthropology of religion in particular, and is aimed at students encountering anthropology for the first time. Chances are youve never heard of physicist jacob bekenstein, who devised a nifty formula for calculating a black holes entropy. Chances are youve never heard of physicist jacob bekenstein, who devised. This original version is much more true to the spirit of the authors original intentions than the heavily revised 1831 edition, edited by shelley, in part, because of pressure to make the story more conservative.
Black holes and entropy jacob bekenstein world scientific. Jacob bekenstein, towering theoretical physicist who. Bekenstein has contributed to the foundation of black hole thermodynamics and to other aspects of the connections between information and gravitation. Information in the holographic universe scientific american. Anthropology of religion, magic, and witchcraft edition 1. Jacob bekenstein, a physicist who prevailed in an argument with stephen. In physics, the bekenstein bound named after jacob bekenstein is an upper limit on the entropy s, or information i, that can be contained within a given finite region of space which has a finite amount of energyor conversely, the maximal amount of information required to perfectly describe a given physical system down to the quantum level. His name is also spelled yankev glatshteyn or jacob glatshteyn. Bekenstein received the wolf prize in 2012 and the american physical. Neusner uses a rich variety of primary texts in addition to his own. A new history of the 45 rebellion and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. He is polak professor of theoretical physics at the hebrew university of jerusalem, a member of the israel.
His books of poetry include jacob glatshteyn 1921 and a jew from lublin 1966. Er where e is the energy of an object x, and r is the radius of the smallest sphere enclosing it. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology. Jacob david bekenstein mexicanborn americanisraeli. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience.
The breakthrough created the field of black hole thermodynamics. Chances are youve never heard of physicist jacob bekenstein, who devised a. Theoretical results about black holes suggest that the universe could be like a gigantic hologram. The oldest of the worlds major faiths, judaism as practiced today represents a tradition that goes back nearly 6,000 years. Scientific american is the essential guide to the most aweinspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the.
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