Arnold Sommerfeld : science, life and turbulent times 1868-1951 /

Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951) belongs with Max Planck (1858-1947), Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and Niels Bohr (1885-1962) among the founders of modern theoretical physics, a science that developed into a budding discipline during his lifetime. Sommerfeld witnessed many of the most dramatic scientifi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Eckert, Michael
Format:	Book
Language:	English German
Published:	New York, NY : Springer, c2013 New York, NY : ©2013
Subjects:	Sommerfeld, Arnold, > 1868-1951 Physicists > Germany > Biography Physics > Germany > History Astronomie BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology Physicists Physics Physique SCIENCE > Energy SCIENCE > Mechanics > General SCIENCE > Physics > General Germany Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Fluid- and Aerodynamics History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Mathematical Physics Quantum Physics Quantum theory Electronic books Biography History

Table of Contents:

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

Arnold Sommerfeld : science, life and turbulent times 1868-1951 /

Similar Items