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Arnold Sommerfeld : Science, Life and Turbulent Times 1868-1951 by Michael Eckert (2013, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherSpringer New York

ISBN-101461474604

ISBN-139781461474609

eBay Product ID (ePID)160015543

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXiv, 471 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameArnold Sommerfeld : Science, Life and Turbulent Times 1868-1951

SubjectPhysics / Quantum Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Physics / General

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael Eckert

Subject AreaScience

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight258 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2013-939588

Reviews"Michael Eckert has written a remarkable biography of Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951) ... . There is much that is new in Eckert's extremely informative and readable biography of Sommerfeld. I recommend it highly." (S. S. Schweber, Metascience, Vol. 24, 2015)

Dewey Edition23

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Original LanguageGerman

Dewey Decimal530.092 B

Table Of ContentPrologue.- Königsberg Roots.- Setting the Course.- Klein's Assistant.- Clausthal.- Aachen.- Munich.- Physics in War and Peace.- The Quantum Pope.- Wave Mechanics.- Cultural Ambassador.- Descent.- The Bitter Years.- Carrying On.- Legacy.- Epilogue.- Backmatter.

SynopsisThis 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., The subject of the book is a biography of the theoretical physicist Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951). Although Sommerfeld is famous as a quantum theorist for the elaboration of the semi-classical atomic theory (Bohr-Sommerfeld model, Sommerfeld's fine-structure constant), his role in the history of modern physics is not confined to atoms and quanta. Sommerfeld left his mark in the history of mathematics, fluid mechanics, a number of physical subdisciplines and, in particular, as founder of a most productive "school" (Peter Debye, Wolfgang Pauli, Werner Heisenberg, Linus Pauling and Hans Bethe were his pupils, to name only the Nobel laureates among them). This biography is to a large extent based on primary source material (correspondence, diaries, unpublished manuscripts). It should be of particular interest to students who are keen to know more about the historical roots of modern science. Sommerfeld lived through turbulent times of German history (Wilhelmian Empire, Weimar Republic, Nazi period). His life, therefore, illustrates how science and scientists perform in changing social environments. From this perspective, the biography should also attract readers with a general interest in the history of science and technology.

LC Classification NumberQC173.96-174.52