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Physicists : epoch and personalities / E.L. Feinberg ; editor, I.M Dremin ; translator, A.V. Leonidov.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Feĭnberg, E. L. (Evgeniĭ Lʹvovich)
- Series:
- History of Modern Physical Sciences
- Standardized Title:
- Ėpokha i lichnostʹ. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physicists--Soviet Union--Biography.
- Physicists.
- Physicists--Germany--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (434 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The book is a collection of memoirs on famous Soviet physicists of the 20th century, such as Tamm, Vavilov, Sakharov, Landau and others. The narrative is situated within a remarkably well-described historical, cultural and social context. Of special interest are the chapters devoted to Soviet and German atomic projects.
- Contents:
- Mandelstam, Leonid Isaakovich (1879-1944)
- Tamm, Igor Evgenʹevich (1895-1971)
- Sakharov, Andreĭ Dmitrievich (1921-1989)
- Vavilov, Sergeĭ Ivanovich (1891-1951)
- Leontovich, Mikhail Aleksandrovich (1903-1981)
- Mintz, Aleksandr Lʹvovich (1895-1974)
- Bohr, Niels Hendrick David (1885-1962)
- Heisenberg, Werner Karl (1901-1976)
- What brought Hitler to power? And who?
- Landau, Lev Davidovich (1908-1968).
- Notes:
- Translation of Ėpokha i lichnostʹ : fiziki : ocherki i vospominanii͡a.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-421).
- ISBN:
- 9786613148254
- 9781283148252
- 1283148250
- 9789812836076
- 9812836071
- OCLC:
- 742333485
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