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Fritz London: A scientific biography

By Kostas Gavroglu

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
1995
ISBN
9780521432733, 0521432731
LCC
QC16.L645 G38 1995
Open Library ID
OL1077488M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3425507 bytes)
Pages
323\323
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56
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Description

Fritz London was one of the twentieth century's key figures in the development of quantum physics. A quiet and self-effacing man, he was one of the founders of quantum chemistry, and was the first to give a phenomenological explanation of superconductivity. This thoroughly researched biography gives a detailed account of London's life and work in Munich, Berlin, Oxford, Paris, and finally in the United States. Also, by following his correspondence, collaborations, and controversies with other leading physicists and chemists including Erwin Schrödinger, Walter Heitler, Linus Pauling, Robert Mulliken, John van Vleck, Max von Laue, and Lev Landau, it examines the process by which scientific theories become legitimized. Covering a fascinating period in the development of theoretical physics, and containing an appraisal of London's work by the late John Bardeen, this book will be of great interest to physicists, chemists, and to anyone interested in the history of science.

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