dinger Heisenberg Pauli and others as well as his collaborations with the present stars like Murray Gell-Mann and Elliott Lieb. The book presents the challenges faced when one of the major paradigm shifts took place namely the shift away from atomistic theory and Newtonian physics towards field theory and quantum mechanics. Every step is presented in clear understandable language which reflects Thirring's extensive experience in training the next generation. Additionally Thirring describes his fascinating and profound life experiences growing up under Nazi occupation serving in the war striving to establish scientific excellence and in reaching out across the Iron Curtain. A true Renaissance man he concludes by discussing his love of music and it is clear that his passion for learning is only matched by his passion for music a sampling of which can be found at http: //phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1459.A work that inspires at every junction and is decisively re-readable Thirring's autobiography is assuredly a must-have for anyone interested in science physics and histo
dinger Heisenberg Pauli and others as well as his collaborations with the present stars like Murray Gell-Mann and Elliott Lieb. The book presents the challenges faced when one of the major paradigm shifts took place namely the shift away from atomistic theory and Newtonian physics towards field theory and quantum mechanics. Every step is presented in clear understandable language which reflects Thirring's extensive experience in training the next generation. Additionally Thirring describes his fascinating and profound life experiences growing up under Nazi occupation serving in the war striving to establish scientific excellence and in reaching out across the Iron Curtain. A true Renaissance man he concludes by discussing his love of music and it is clear that his passion for learning is only matched by his passion for music a sampling of which can be found at http: //phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1459.A work that inspires at every junction and is decisively re-readable Thirring's autobiography is assuredly a must-have for anyone interested in science physics and histo
Imprint | World Scientific Publishing |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2010 |
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Authors | Walter Thirring |
Format | Electronic book text |
Pages | 208 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-283-14509-1 |
Barcode | 9781283145091 |
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LSN | 1-283-14509-X |