Leon Rosenfeld: Physics, Philosophy, and Politics in the Twentieth Century - Couverture rigide

Jacobsen, Anja Skaar

 
9789814307819: Leon Rosenfeld: Physics, Philosophy, and Politics in the Twentieth Century
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9814307815 ISBN 13 : 9789814307819
Editeur : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

This book is a social-intellectual biography of the Belgian physicist Leon Rosenfeld (1904-1974). Rosenfeld was at the center of modern theoretical physics and he became the Danish physicist Niels Bohr's right-hand man. Rosenfeld was a perceptive, polyglot cosmopolitan, whose life crossed those of many important people in many countries. He was also a strong integrated personality capable of performing exotic calculations at one moment, while disentangling subtle philosophical questions or intervening in a political discussion the next - all at the highest level. This book aims at a broad audience interested in contextual history of twentieth century physics. No specialized knowledge of physics is required to read it.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is a social-intellectual biography of the Belgian physicist Leon Rosenfeld (1904-1974). Rosenfeld was at the center of modern theoretical physics and he became the Danish physicist Niels Bohr's right-hand man. Rosenfeld was a perceptive, polyglot cosmopolitan, whose life crossed those of many important people in many countries. He was also a strong integrated personality capable of performing exotic calculations at one moment, while disentangling subtle philosophical questions or intervening in a political discussion the next - all at the highest level. This book aims at a broad audience interested in contextual history of twentieth century physics. No specialized knowledge of physics is required to read it.

Revue de presse

"Jacobsen does provide a detailed chronology of Rosenfeld's interactions with scores of others over his entire career. With extensive references to correspondence/published works, this book will be a good basis to probe both the person and his unique philosophical stance."-- Choice

"To understand quantum mechanics also means to understand the history of the first part of the 20th century: this is probably one of the main legacies, among others, of the life of Léon Rosenfeld." --CERN Courier

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Éditeur
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9814307815
ISBN 13 
9789814307819
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
368
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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