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Schrödinger: Life and Thought

By Walter J. Moore

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
1107569915, 9781107569911
Language
english
Format
AZW
Filesize
19 MB (19778872 bytes)
Pages
523\0
Time added
2019-09-22 06:01:07

Description

Erwin Schrodinger was a brilliant and charming Austrian, a great scientist, and a man with a passionate interest in people and ideas. In this, the first comprehensive biography of Schrodinger, Walter Moore draws upon recollections of Schrodinger's friends, family and colleagues, and on contemporary records, letters and diaries. Schrodinger's life is portrayed against the backdrop of Europe at a time of change and unrest. His best known scientific work was the discovery of wave mechanics, for which he was awarded the Nobel prize in 1933. Schrodinger led a very intense life, both in his scientific research and in his personal life. Walter Moore has written a highly readable biography of this fascinating and complex man, which will appeal not only to scientists but to anyone interested in the history of our times, and in the life and thought of one of the great men of twentieth-century science.

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