Bøger af Jerry Goldberg

Science today often seems incomprehensible to the general public, filled with specialized jargon and baffling math that eludes most readers. Consequently, science is often held in low esteem, despite being the foundation of all modern advancements.To make matters worse, a strong movement of 'science deniers' has emerged, escalating the problem to a dangerous level. The public needs to grasp the basics of science to participate in and make informed decisions on the critical issues facing the US and the world today.This book offers clear, intelligible explanations of the fundamental ideas and rationales behind the theories of great scientists. Written in an informal, readable format, it presents an imagined dialogue between the reader and the author. The book explains the thought processes of some of history's greatest minds without heavy use of math or technical jargon. It includes numerous images and sketches to illustrate concepts and portrays the lives of famous scientists, showing that they too struggled with everyday problems just like everyone else.Engage with this accessible guide to scientific thinking and discover how the great scientific minds developed their groundbreaking theories.

What would you do if you had knowledge that a mass-murder was going to take place? Would you do nothing and allow scores of children to be killed? Or, would you take action, and by doing so put yourself in jeopardy of being charged with murder? That is the dilemma of the protagonist of this novel. We will see what he does and its ramifications. The story also explores society's over-exposure to wanton violence and how it can affect children. This violence is in the movies, on TV and on the internet. Combine that with the ease of obtaining weapons of mass murder and the results are catastrophic.

The story begins in May 2008 where our hero, Jonathan Dobeck, now 89 years old lies dying in Walter Reed Hospital. At the same time his wife and children are at the White House where the President is about to award Jon the Medal of Honor. The story then travels back in time to 1941 when Jon and his future wife, Lauren meet. He is at MIT studying complex puzzles and deciphering codes. His brilliance does not go unnoticed by the Signal Security Agency, a forerunner of the CIA, and he is recruited by it to help in the code-breaking activities against our enemies during the war. During his tenure at Arlington Hall, he becomes involved with a beautiful co-worker. After a short while, it became apparent to Jon that this woman and some others at the facility might be traitors. He makes his superiors aware of the situation and they ask him to continue the affair to find out if she is disloyal. He continues the affair. Because of his love for his fiancée Lauren, he is racked with guilt. His work uncovers espionage. Having proven to his superiors at Arlington that he is indispensable, they recommend him to become the assistant to General Archer, who is one of the great fictional war-time heroes in this story. Jon enters the war with the rank of full Captain. After D-Day, Jon accompanies Archer along with a detachment of US soldiers to meet the fictional General Dichter for a key strategy meeting outside of Bastogne, Belgium. Just as the meeting was to take place, the Germans attacked with full fury, killing about twenty US soldiers. Archer, Dichter and five other survivors were all gravely wounded. Jon, severely wounded himself manages to save the survivors while single-handedly killing at least ten of the enemy soldiers, some in hand-to-hand combat. Jon is recommended for the Medal of Honor. The succeeding chapters of the book concern Jon's tenure at the CIA and various exploits he had there during his career.

I am a physicist. I have written a new book entitled "A Perspective on Life." The book is written using understandable explanations of the fundamental thinking that describes different fields of science. And of the deliberations of the great scientists in those fields as they developed their theories. The book is written in an informal and readable format offering an imagined dialogue between the reader and the author. It explains the overall rationale of some great thinkers without using math or technical jargon. Also incorporated are many images and sketches plus major events in the lives of some famous scientists. My book presents, discusses, and clearly explains: Cosmology - Only relatively recently have astronomers shown the incredible size of our universe. The Big Bang - Astronomers know now the time our universe began - 13.7 billion years ago Classical Mechanics - Isaac Newton, the first to use math to quantify what we see all around us Quantum Mechanics - The most perplexing theory but the most successful of all Special and General Theory of Relativity - Always proven right despite the challenges still coming Chemistry - How scientists can put elements together for all our benefit Biology - Now we know how we are put together and reproduce Human History - The human migration out of Africa some 50,000 years ago Please do visit my website for an extended, complete book description. www.jerrygoldberg.org