Background
Whitney, Charles Allen was born on January 31, 1929 in Milwaukee. Son of Charles Smith and Gertrude (Schuyler) Whitney.
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Random Processes in Physical Systems 1st edition by Whitney, Charles (1990) Hardcover
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Random Processes in Physical Systems
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Introduces the reader to applications of computer programs that permit the manipulation of simulated physical systems, unlocking the potential for dramatic insights in the fields of physics, chemistry and statistics. Divided into four sections, it opens with an introduction to pseudo-random numbers and discusses the concept of the ''random walk'' as well as the excitation of atoms whose energy arrives in discrete quanta. Sample listings of computer programs for some of the key calculations are included. Section 2 describes a few of the most important processes that take place in the continuum of time, especially the scattering of photons in a gas and the ''Brownian motion'' of small particles. The third section applies these modeling techniques to the behavior of more complex systems and points the way to what promises to be a major use of computers in the future. Section 4 introduces the application of randomizing methods to the solution of statistical problems such as curve-fitting and error analysis. Using computer methods modeled on the rules of gambling, it promises to be a milestone in the field of physics education.
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Learn to Navigate by the Tutorial System Developed at Harvard
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Paperback: 317 pages Publisher: Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub; 1st edition (November 1992) Language: English ISBN-10: 0870334263 ISBN-13: 978-0870334269 Product Dimensions: 1 x 8.5 x 11 inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
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Wanderers in Space: Exploration and Discovery in the Solar System
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How were the features on the Moon created?. What is the evidence for past or future life on Mars? What might cause the Earth to become as hot and steamy as Venus? . Why do some say that a colliding asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago? From the earliest of times the human race has pondered upon the nature of the Heavens. The moons and planets have changed from mere points of light to fascinating, diverse worlds. Spacecraft have visited all the planets known to ancient people. Human beings have visited the Moon, and robot spacecraft have landed on Venus and Mars. This book presents the result of this captivating voyage of discovery, recording more than two decades of extraordinary accomplishments. The voyage starts with the still, silent and lifeless Moon. Then on to the contrasting world of Mars with its towering volcanoes and deep canyons. The exploration continues across asteroid belts and icy comets to the outer planets where Voyager II revealed cyclonic storms, liquid hydrogen and helium rain and the beautiful pink and blue dynamic world of Neptune. This book includes numerous photos from spacecraft as well as a few works of modern art. They provide the best available metaphors and images of the previously invisible worlds.
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Astrophysics Simulations: The Consortium for Upper Level Physics Software/Book and Floppy Disk (Cups)
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This package presents computer simulations in executable form along with an accompanying text which supplies an understanding of the underlying physics involved and demonstrates alternative ways to use the programs.
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The Discovery of Our Galaxy by Whitney, Charles Allen (1971) Hardcover
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The Discovery of Our Galaxy
(Reprint of a textbook originally published by Knopf in 19...)
Reprint of a textbook originally published by Knopf in 1971. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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- The Discovery of Our Galaxy
- The Discovery of Our Galaxy by Whitney, Charles Allen (1971) Hardcover
- The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers / Volume 15, Number 2 / 75th Anniversary Edition / Variable Star Symposium / History Science Associations
- Random Processes in Physical Systems by Charles Whitney (1990-07-23)
Charles Allen Whitney
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951. A.M., Harvard University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy (Agassiz fellow, National Science Foundation fellow), Harvard University, 1955.
Career
Physicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1956-1994; research associate, Harvard College Observatory, 1956-1962; member of faculty, Harvard, since 1958; associate professor astronomy, Harvard, 1963-1968; professor, Harvard, 1968-1989; professor emeritus, Harvard, since 1989.
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book
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Random Processes in Physical Systems
(Introduces the reader to applications of computer program...)
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Astrophysics Simulations: The Consortium for Upper Level Physics Software/Book and Floppy Disk (Cups)
(This package presents computer simulations in executable ...)
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Learn to Navigate by the Tutorial System Developed at Harvard
(Paperback: 317 pages Publisher: Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidew...)
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The Discovery of Our Galaxy
(Reprint of a textbook originally published by Knopf in 19...)
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Wanderers in Space: Exploration and Discovery in the Solar System
(How were the features on the Moon created?. What is the e...)
- The Discovery of Our Galaxy
- Random Processes in Physical Systems 1st edition by Whitney, Charles (1990) Hardcover
- The Discovery of Our Galaxy by Whitney, Charles Allen (1971) Hardcover
- The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers / Volume 15, Number 2 / 75th Anniversary Edition / Variable Star Symposium / History Science Associations
- The Discovery of Our Galaxy by Whitney, Charles Allen (1971) Hardcover
- Random Processes in Physical Systems by Charles Whitney (1990-07-23)
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Random Processes in Physical Systems
Membership
Member American Astronomical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, International Astronomical Union.
Connections
Married Jane Ann Hall, January 27, 1951 (deceased November 1993). Children: Elizabeth Ann, David Hall, Thomas Charles, Peter Schuyler, James Andrew. Married Elizabeth Manson Pyle, April 23, 1995.
