Book ID: CBB490294723

Arnold Sommerfeld: Science, Life and Turbulent Times 1868-1951 (2013)

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Artin, Tom (Translator)
Eckert, Michael (Author)


Artin, Tom
Springer


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: 488 pp.
Language: English

This biography of the theoretical physicist Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951) is to a large extent based on primary source material. It chronicles the rise of atomic and quantum physics within the social and political context of the first half of the 20th century.

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Authors & Contributors
Seth, Suman
Eckert, Michael
Teta, Alessandro
Stone, A. Douglas
Söding, P.
Sime, Ruth Lewin
Concepts
Physics
Quantum mechanics
Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics
Biographies
Science and politics
Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
Places
Germany
England
Weimar Republic (1919-1933)
United States
Japan
Italy
Institutions
Munich. Universität
University of Tokyo
Kyōto Daigaku (Kyoto University)
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Chemie
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