Paul Callaghan

Luminous Moments
Brief Description
Acknowledged internationally for his ground-breaking scientific research in the field of magnetic resonance, Sir Paul Callaghan was a scientist and visionary with a rare gift for promoting science to a wide audience. Paul Callaghan: Luminous Moments brings together some of his most significant writing, offering eloquent... Read More
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Paul Callaghan

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Acknowledged internationally for his ground-breaking scientific research in the field of magnetic resonance, Sir Paul Callaghan was a scientist and visionary with a rare gift for promoting science to a wide audience.

Paul Callaghan: Luminous Moments brings together some of his most significant writing, offering eloquent narratives spanning science, fatherhood, illness and life that will endure in this country's literature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781927277492

Publisher: Bridget Williams Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 February 2014

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Bridget Williams Books

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Catherine Callaghan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 0g

Pages: 94

About the Author

Sir Paul Callaghan was born in Wanganui in August 1947 and died in Wellington in March 2012. He received international recognition for his scientific research in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance. In 2001 he became the thirty-sixth New Zealander to be made a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 2011 he was named New Zealander of the Year for his outstanding leadership for more than thirty years as a scientist, teacher, visionary and communicator.

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