Walter Kohn : Personal Stories and Anecdotes Told by Friends and Collaborators /

This is not a science book, nor even a book about science, although most of the contributors are scientists. It is a book of personal stories about Walter Kohn, a theoretical physicist and winner of half of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Walter Kohn originated and/or refined a number of very imp...

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Main Author: Scheffler, M. (Matthias)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Weinberger, P. (Peter)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is not a science book, nor even a book about science, although most of the contributors are scientists. It is a book of personal stories about Walter Kohn, a theoretical physicist and winner of half of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Walter Kohn originated and/or refined a number of very important theoretical approaches and concepts in solid-state physics. He is known in particular for Density-Functional Theory. This book represents a kind of "oral history" about him, gathered - in anticipation of his 80th birthday - from former students, collaborators, fellow-scientists, and friends.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 309 pages 59 illustrations)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783642556098 (electronic bk.)
3642556094 (electronic bk.)