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This is a collection of important lecture and original articles and commentaries by Martin Perl, discoverer of the tau lepton and the third generation of elementary particles, and this year's Nobel Prize winner. This book contains a fascinating and realistic picture of experimental science based on the high energy physics research work carried out by him. Using reprints of his articles with his commentaries, the author presents the various aspects of experimental research in science: the pleasures and risks of experimental work; the pain and frustration with experiments that are useless or fail; the dreaming about experiments that were not carried out; the constant search for innovation and creativity in the work; and the special joy of discovery. The articles and commentaries range from the early days of bubble chambers and spark chambers in the 1950's to the author's present research, experiments at an electron-positron collider and a search for free quarks. The book is for the general reader as well as the scientist. ... Read more

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Build interactive Web pages with JavaScript using this unique sourcebook of ready-to-run scripts. Filled with over 90 scripts inside the book and on the accompanying CD, you’ll be able to create a wide range of applications—from displaying banners and other Web graphics to using forms and building frames—and much more.Download Description
Filled with over 90 scripts, you'll be able to create a wide range of applications - from displaying banners and other Web graphics to using forms and building frames. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

This book lived up to its billing...
I purchased this book YEARS ago to learn something about javascript, so I could better customize the simple scripts I had. I particularly liked the CD of scripts that was included with the book.

I still have this book as a reference for making adjustments in javascripts or writing simple code. I primarily use it to alter existing code.

This book makes it almost child's play to alter this code.

Well written and easy to understand. I loved it.

best book for instant solutions....it come good code
It is very usefull book web developer/designer

Excellent Practical Book
I have to say that this book is excellent from a practical view point - you need some complex JavaScript that you can use in the real world ?Then this is the book for you - want to learn Javascript ?Then look for something else.I gotta say that the first guy who did a review here is a bit of a pratt - it's not called 'learn simple Javascript' !!

Excellent.....

Of little value
I suppose if you knew all there was to know about Java Script you could get through this book.I, on the other hand could make it to page 140 before I gave up in desperation.
The CD that accompanies the book has numerous HTML files which supposedly serve as examples of the Java Script tutorial in the text.In reality the text is nothing more than a supposed explanation of each file in turn.
The problem is that the authors have selected very complex examples.This wouldn't have been a problem if they had taken the time to introduce and explain all of the concepts before they used them in the code.In stead, they sprinkle snippets of seemingly arcane script constructions which have nothing to do with the chapter subject and with little or no explanation.
For example, a sample script in the chapter on arrays and objects uses a very complex page layout with extensive use of frames.The chapter on frames comes later in the book and the user has no idea of what "self.workarea.location.href" is all about.
I could go on but let me just say that I found this book to be useless.

Javascript made easy.
These guys are masters of keeping code simple while being able to do amazing things. Also they organize what you need in a way that makes it easy to find and expand upon your initial goals.

I have only the highest recommendation for this book. ... Read more