About the Company
World Scientific is a multinational company that grew from small beginnings, being founded in December 1980 with only 5 staff. Today it employs over 100 people, and, besides its head office in Singapore, it has offices in New Jersey, London, Bangalore, Ta
ipei and Hong Kong. It publishes over 350 book titles annually (this is NOT a cumulative figure!!), as well as over 40 scientific journals, in all disciplines of science. Its special strength is in physics -- in terms of the number of titles publis
hed annually, World Scientific is the biggest physics publisher in the world.
In 1992, World Scientific was awarded the contract to publish the Nobel Lectures in all categories -- Physics, Chemistry, Medical & Physiological Sciences, Literature and Peace.