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No. 40 • August 2015

World Scientific, publisher of Yoichiro Nambu’s books, remembers Nambu

oichiro Nambu (1921-–2015) was Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University Yof Chicago’s Department of Physics and Enrico Fermi Institute. Of his many visionary contributions I liked physics to theoretical and , Nambu is acknowledged for his original discoveries of the idea of because it was a spontaneous symmetry breaking mechanism and the new hidden symmetry of quarks that was later way of studying referred to as the colour symmetry of quarks. The former provided the basis for the unification of fundamental electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces; the electroweak theory, sometimes dubbed quantum flavour problems in dynamics (QFD). The latter formed the basis for the theory of strong nuclear force; quantum natural science. chromodynamics (QCD). Nambu received half of the 2008 and the 1995 Wolf Prize in Physics. A memorial volume for Nambu edited by Professor Lars Brink (former chairman of the — Yoichiro Nambuambum u Nobel Physics Committee), Professor Lay Nam Chang (Dean, College of Science, ), Professor MY Han (Duke University) and Dr KK Phua (Editor-in-Chief of World Scientific Publishing) will be published.

“He’s always been way ahead of his time to the point where what he found was thought to be discovered by other people.” The Washington Post “There are scientists who set the direction in which the whole field moves, he was one of those... He’ thought’ the work should speak for itself.” The New York Times ᭤ Cont’d on Pg. 2

Singapore 2065 Fields Medallists’ Lectures Leading Insights on Economy and Environment 3rd Edition from 50 Singapore Icons and Beyond Edited by Sir Michael Atiyah (University of Edinburgh, UK), Edited by Euston Quah Daniel Iagolnitzer (CEA-Saclay, France), and (NTU, Singapore & Economic Society of Singapore) Chong Chitat (NUS, Singapore) here most books about Singapore he equivalent of the Nobel in this year of its golden jubilee W Prizes in the mathematical tend to reflect upon Singapore’s past, T field, Fields Medals are highlyy Singapore 2065 sets itself apart from regarded by many in the field. the rest in its adoption of a perspective World Scientific’s Fields that looks to the future. Medallists’ Lectures collection In establishing its vision of the presents a bird’s-eye view off distant future of Singapore’s economy major developments and the and the environment, the book evolution of ideas in the field off leverages on key insights from 50 mathematics over the last 80 iconic individuals centred upon discussioni offk a key question: ti years. The 3rd edition contains What would Singapore’s economy and environment be like in 14 additional papers from 9 medallists.d lli t 2065? Essential reading for key insight into the Singapore of tomorrow! ᭤ Cont’d on Pg. 4 2 World Scientific Newsletter Highlights ᭤ M Y in the history ofmodernphysics.”in thehistory theory, particle researchers inelementary and forthosewhoareinterested “Nambu theseer”. Itisavaluable resourcefor into themindofamanthatmany refertoas of historical value, butalsoprovides awindow published before inbookform. The text isnotonly andmuchmore,related tothisstory somenever “This bookcollectstogethertheimportantpapers edited by A Foreteller ofModernPhysics Nambu exploration. the time,and Nambu wasamongthepioneers ofsuch Nobel Prizein2008.Working at suchinterfaceswasrare at their consequences. This discovery ledtohis winningthe ultimately ledtohis seminalworkinbroken symmetries and condensed matterphysics andparticlephysics, which different sub-areas ofphysics occur, particularlybetween interested indevelopments where theinterface between scattering amplitudes. Afterhis arrival intheUS,hebecame advances inquantumfieldtheory, andanalyticstructures of earlier works were noteworthy achievements presaging before theybecameknowntothecommunity. Amonghis had accessto,butnonetheless, heforesaw manydiscoveries Japan. Sohehadtomakedowiththescarce informationhe progress intherest oftheworldwasnot readily available in intellectual ageduringthewar, wheninformationabout prescience far aheadofthetimes. Professor Nambucameof characterized by asinglethread, thatoforiginalityand by theenormityofuniverse inwhichhis ideaslive. exhibited awonderfulandgentleairofhumilityoccasioned recognized farandwide,yet atthesame time,who scientist. Aperson whosegreat accomplishments are physics. Professor Nambuwasanexemplar ofthegentleman World ScientificSeriesin20thCentury Physics – Volume 43 Y

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Book Launches

George Yeo on Bonsai, Banyan and the Tao

orld Scientific was proud to release a book Wby Singapore’s former Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo, George Yeo on Bonsai, Banyan and the Tao, in May. The book was made available in major bookstores and has proven to be a bestseller. The 728-page tome, edited by ISEAS researcher Asad Latif and Lianhe Wanbao editor Lee Huay Leng, is a wide-ranging collection of Yeo’s speeches and essays in his 23-year public life. In his interview with Mothership.sg, Yeo reveals that Lee and Latif pored over many past essays and speeches to come up with selection for both the Chinese and English editions. Dr Phua Kok Khoo, founder and chairman of World Scientific, had repeatedly persuaded him to write a book about his views on politics and culture from the time he was in office at the Foreign Ministry. However, Mr Yeo had previously felt it

was not the right time. Newsletter Scientific World George Yeo presenting Professor Amartya Sen with a copy of his book. The English edition was launched on July 9 3 at the Esplanade in Singapore, itself a major project initiated Museum, site of the original St Joseph’s Institution, his alma by Mr Yeo when he was a Minister for Information and the Arts. mater. Professor Wang Gungwu was the guest-of-honour at The event, held at the main concert hall foyer, was graced by the launch which attracted a crowd of 300. Dr Eric Chu, the Nobel laureate Amartya Sen with 600 guests in attendance. chairman of Taiwan’s Kuomintang party delivered a special Mr Yeo subsequently launched a traditional Chinese edition message via video at this event. A fourth book launch is as part of a book fair event in Hong Kong, graced by Mr Jacky planned for August 28 in Taipei at the Eslite bookshop. Foo, the Consul General of Singapore in Hong Kong. At the To date more than 10,000 copies of the English and same event, he delivered an insightful speech on ‘The New Chinese editions have been sold within a short period of two Maritime Silk Road and its impact on Hong Kong and Singapore’ months. The book was also on The Sunday Times (Singapore) to a crowd of 300 guests. Upon his return to Singapore, he Top 10 bestsellers list (non-fiction) since July. launched the simplified Chinese edition at the Singapore Art Book Launches

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omegrown international publisher World Scientific HPublishing launched “Singapore 2065: Leading Insights on Economy and Environment from 50 Singapore Icons and Beyond” at an event graced by Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The editor of the book, Professor Euston Quah said, “I decided to focus on Singapore’s future economy and the environment. This is in line with me being an economist, more specifically, an environmental economist.” Professor Quah ended his speech with an acknowledgement of the significant achievements of the late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew in relation to the building of Singapore. He urged the 150-strong audience, comprising foreign and local dignitaries as well as VIPs, to remind themselves that Singapore’s success was not to be taken for granted. For all the multifarious viewpoints in the book, the underlying theme was Singapore’s position in a world where the only constant is change. Professor Euston Quah presenting Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam (left) with a copy of Singapore 2065.

Speech by Group Managing Director Ms Doreen Liu

Good morning Deputy Prime Minister it is our obligation to publish more about the East and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, distinguished Singapore. If people understand us more, there will be less World Scientific Newsletter Scientific World guests, ladies and gentlemen, prejudices. 4 Last month, I gave a short speech at Prof Quah’s book, Singapore 2065, is a title that WS is proud Professor David Chan’s book launch on to publish. It is an exemplary volume that captures the essence social issues where I talked about World of what we want to showcase to the world. Scientific and was surprised that it was In the last 10 years, Asia grew at an exponential rate. Our very well-received. So at the risk of self- markets and author pools were gradually shifting towards Asia. advertising, I shall use the 5 minutes allocated to me this US had a 50 percent share of our sales and content in the early morning to talk mainly about WS and international publishing. days, but now, the distribution is approximately one-third for WS is an international publishing house specializing in the US, one-third for Europe and one-third for Asia. publication of scientific and academic books and journals. Our WS now has offices in New Jersey, London, Chennai, major competitors are Elsevier Science, the British-Dutch con- Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing and glomerate; Springer, which is German; and Nature, originally rep offices in Tel Aviv, Geneva and Munich. The offices in New British but which has for many years been owned by a German Jersey and London are the most important as New York and family. Recently, Nature and Springer merged. 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Emperor of Enzymes The First Transplant Surgeon A Biography of Arthur Kornberg, Biochemist The Flawed Genius of Nobel Prize Winner, and Nobel Laureate Alexis Carrel by Errol C Friedberg (University of Texas, Southwestern School by David Hamilton (St Andrews University, Scotland) of Medicine, USA) Looking at healthcare in the 21st Aptly titled Emperor of Enzymes, century, it is hard to imagine the this is a chronicle of the life and medical environment early practitioners work of the winner of the 1959 faced. This new account of the life and Nobel Prize in Physiology or work of French-born surgeon Alexis Medicine. Best known for his Carrel (1873–1944) helps to paint a discovery of mechanisms in the picture of that environment and how, biological synthesis of deoxy- despite the challenges, Carrel succeeded ribonucleic acid or DNA, along in changing the playing field. with Dr. Severo Ochoa of New The book spans Carrel’s ground- York University, Arthur Kornberg breaking work in human organ trans- was truly a pioneer in the field plantation, his subsequent winning of of biochemistry. America’s first Nobel Prize in 1912 and allegations of scientific Providing as much insight into the personality and misconduct. It also discusses his strong political and eugenic views character of the man as his work, this biography takes which have gained him infamy. readers on a journey back to the origins of the discipline A controversial figure right up to the end, this book helps of nucleic acid biochemistry. Not to be missed by students explain the enigma of a man whose contributions and faults have and researchers in biochemistry and enzymology. shaped medical history. An interesting read for surgeons and medical historians.

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