Arnold Sommerfeld : Science, Life and Turbulent Times 1868-1951
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Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951) belongs with Max Planck (1858-1947), Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and Niels Bohr (1885-1962) among the founders of modern theoretical physics, a science that developed into a budding discipline during his lifetime. Sommerfeld witnessed many of the most dramatic scientific, cultural and political events of this era. His correspondence with his family offers a vivid testament to the challenges and joys of a life in science. This biography attempts to reconstr ...; [leggi tutto]
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Descrizione | Arnold Sommerfeld : Science, Life and Turbulent Times 1868-1951 / by Michael Eckert. - XIV, 471 p. 35 ill., 9 ill. in color ; online resource |
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Prologue -- Königsberg Roots -- Setting the Course -- Klein's Assistant -- Clausthal -- Aachen -- Munich -- Physics in War and Peace -- The Quantum Pope -- Wave Mechanics -- Cultural Ambassador -- Descent -- The Bitter Years -- Carrying On -- Legacy -- Epilogue -- Backmatter. - Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9781461474609
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ID scheda | 133017 |
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