{"product_id":"practical-alchemy-walter-a-harrison-9789813277571","title":"Practical Alchemy: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eWriting a memoir was not only an interesting experience for this Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University, but it also provided him an opportunity to revisit his past with his sons. The author graduated from Cornell in 1953 in Engineering Physics and received his PhD in Physics in 1956 at the University of Illinois. He was then at the General Electric Research Laboratory until 1965, when he moved to Stanford. He has seen his life transform from a physics student to husband, father, author, professor, scoutmaster, von Humboldt scholar, and sometimes musician. His published books include \u003cem\u003ePseudopotentials\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSolid State Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElementary Electronic Structure\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eApplied Quantum Mechanics\u003c\/em\u003e. Here he draws a parallel with the ancient alchemical goal of transforming lead into gold. The reader will find this engaging memoir rich in anecdotes and stories that constitute the various transformations resulting in what may be called a \"golden experience\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter A. Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9813277572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789813277571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Scientific Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Walter A. Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47305577267455,"sku":"9789813277571","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_522172ca-7a58-4305-baaf-f0595e1867c3.jpg?v=1758831270","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/practical-alchemy-walter-a-harrison-9789813277571","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}