Iranian Senators - Presidents of the Iranian Senate, Mahmoud Hessaby, Ali Dashti, Jafar Sharif-Emami (Paperback)

Chapters: Presidents of the Iranian Senate, Mahmoud Hessaby, Ali Dashti, Jafar Sharif-Emami. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sayyed Mahmoud Hessaby (in Persian - alternative spellings: Mahmood Hesabi) (February 23, 1903, Tehran September 3, 1992, Geneva) was a prominent Iranian scientist, researcher and distinguished professor of University of Tehran. During the congress on "60 years of physics in Iran" the services rendered by him were deeply appreciated and he was called "the father of modern physics in Iran." Hessaby was born in Tehran to Abbas and Goharshad Hessaby. In 1947, he published his classic paper on "Continuous particles." Following this, in 1957 he proposed his model of "Infinitely extended particles." The medal of the commandeur de la Legion d'honneur, France's highest scientific medal, was awarded to him for his achievements. Dr Seyyed Mahmoud Hessaby, the father of modern physics and modern engineering of Iran, is one of distinguished contemporary scientists of the country. He was a professor in the university of Tehran. As Hesaby wished, he was buried in his motherland, Tafresh. Dr Hessaby was a Polymath. He studied different fields and continued lecturing at University of Tehran for three working generations, teaching seven generations of students and professors. When he was seven, the family moved from Iran to Beirut in Lebanon where he attended school. At seventeen he obtained his Bachelor's in Arts and Sciences from the American University of Beirut. Later he obtained his B.A. in civil engineering while working as a draftsman. He continued his studies and as a graduate of the Engineering school of Beirut. He was admitted to the Ecole Superieure d'Electricite and in 1925 graduated from this school at the same time he was em...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=16000