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Biographies in the history of physics : actors, objects, institutions / Christian Forstner, Mark Walker, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physicists--Biography.
- Physicists.
- Physics--History.
- Physics.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- On Biography
- This Book
- References
- Part I Individuals
- 2 The 'Invisible Hand' of Carl Friedrich Gauß-Retracing the Life of Moritz Meyerstein, a 19th century Instrument Maker and Universitäts-Mechanicus
- The Instrument Maker and Mechanicus as a Profession
- The Difficult Situation of the Sources
- The Documentary Biography
- The Broad Array of Meyerstein Instruments
- Jewish Emancipation
- Meyerstein's Workshops
- 3 The Personal is Professional: Margaret Maltby's Life in Physics
- Introduction
- The Girl Who Asked Why
- Graduate Studies in Germany
- Returning to the U.S.
- Adoption and Motherhood
- The Professor as Maternal Figure
- A Family Mystery
- The Role of the Historian
- Conclusion
- 4 Erwin Schrödinger in the Second Spanish Republic, 1934-1935
- The Trips: August 1934 and March-April 1935
- From Magdalene College to the Palacio de La Magdalena
- Tracing a Big Eight with a BMW
- The Silver Age of Spanish Physics
- Looking for a Position
- Schrödinger's Cat in Spain
- Final Remarks
- 5 Ludwig Prandtl: Pioneer of Fluid Mechanics and Science Manager
- Introduction: The Biographical Challenge
- Prandtl's Career in a Nutshell
- Early Success in Science: The Boundary Layer Concept
- Institution Builder: AVA and KWI
- The Great Challenge: Turbulence
- Adviser for Research Policy
- Conclusion: The Self-image as "Unpolitical" Scientist
- 6 Rudolf Tomaschek-An Exponent of the "Deutsche Physik" Movement
- Tomaschek as Professor of Experimental Physics at the TH in Munich
- "Aryan Physics" in the Lecture Catalogue?
- Doctoral Dissertations at the Physical Institute
- Fritz Sauter's Appointment-a Complete Turnaround?
- Tomaschek as a Part of "Deutsche Physik"
- The Munich Synod/Debate (1940) and the Conference in Seefeld (1942)
- Ties to the "Deutsche Physik" Movement
- Networks Between "Völkisch" Sciences and Party Organisations
- The Zeitschrift Für Die Gesamte Naturwissenschaft (ZgN)
- Tomascheks Contribution to the Student Guide (Studienführer)
- 7 The 'Better' Nazi: Pascual Jordan and the Third Reich
- Weimar
- National Socialism
- The Struggle Against "Aryan Physics"
- Rehabilitation
- Mastering the Past
- 8 Relativity and Dialectical Materialism: Science, Philosophy and Ideology in Hans-Jürgen Treder's Early Academic Career
- Relativity and Science Policy in the Post-War Period
- Between Physics and Philosophy
- Discussing Modern Physics
- Unintended Changes
- 9 Biography and Autobiography in the Making of a Genius: Richard P. Feynman
- Feynman and the Community of American Physicists
- The Style of US Physics: Practical Men und Cultivated Persons
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9783030485092
- 3030485099
- Publisher Number:
- 99985410023
- 10.1007/978-3-030-48
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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