"A living work of art" : the life and science of Hendrik Antoon Lorentz /
This biography describes the life of Lorentz, from his early childhood, as the son of a market gardener in the provincial town of Arnhem, to his death, as a towering figure in physics and in international scientific cooperation, and as a trailblazer for Einstein's relativity theory.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This biography describes the life of Lorentz, from his early childhood, as the son of a market gardener in the provincial town of Arnhem, to his death, as a towering figure in physics and in international scientific cooperation, and as a trailblazer for Einstein's relativity theory. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192643360 0192643363 9780191912825 0191912824 |