The quantum generation : highlights and tragedies of the golden age of physics /
This book tells the story of the generation of physicists who were to establish the foundations of quantum physics between the two World Wars. Written in the style of a novel, the experiences of an individual, Professor Yurii Borisovich Rumer, who worked as assistant to Max Born in Göttingen, provid...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[1995]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book tells the story of the generation of physicists who were to establish the foundations of quantum physics between the two World Wars. Written in the style of a novel, the experiences of an individual, Professor Yurii Borisovich Rumer, who worked as assistant to Max Born in Göttingen, provide the frame for introducing numerous famous physicists who were connected with this international center for physics research at that time. Rumer's story, from his arrival in Göttingen, to his return to Russia and his captivity in a "golden cage" puts the great scientific developments of his age in their tragic human context. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 327 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-313). |
| ISBN: | 9783642493577 (electronic bk.) 3642493572 (electronic bk.) |