No Time to be Brief: A scientific biography of Wolfgang Pauli - Hardcover

Enz, Charles P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198564791 ISBN 13: 9780198564799

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2002

Synopsis

This book retraces the life of the physicist Wolfgang Pauli, analyses his scientific work, and describes the evolution of his thinking. Pauli spent 30 years as a professor at the Federal Institute of Technology ETH in Zurich, which occupies a central place in this biography. It would be incomplete, however, without a rendering of Pauli's sarcastic wit and, most importantly, of the world of his dreams. It is through the latter that quite a different aspect of Pauli's life comes in, namely his association with the psychology of C.G. Jung and his school.

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Review:

It is a fascinating reading, indeed, the life of this famous physicist, the evolution of his thinking, the world of his dreams, ideals, accomplishments and failures. Highly recommended to all those working in the field, and, equally of lovers of good literature! (Zentralblatt MATH)

It should remain a standard reference work for years to come ... Enz's account is a work of impressive scholarship, allied to a sympathetic insight into the character and milieu of his subject. He is owed a debt of gratitude by all physicists, historians of science and by anyone interested in the story of those heroic years when our understanding of the physical world underwent such radical change. (Ian Aitchison, Professor of Physics, University of Oxford, Times Higher Education Supplement)

This book is a labour of love ... it is a marvellous, meaty, read. (Materials World)

Enz's portrait fascinates. (Science)

Enz has given us an authentic portrait of one of the great spirits of our time. (Nature)

About the Author:

Assistant of W. Pauli, Zurich 1956-59. Member, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton 1959-61 Professor of Theoretical Physics, Neuchatel 1961-64 Visiting Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca 1963-64 Professor of Theoretical Physics, Geneva, since 1964 Visiting Scientist IBM Research Laboratory, Zurich 1970-71 Fellow American Physical Society, since 1986 Member Pauli Committee, CERN, Geneva, since 1985

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0198564791
• ISBN 13: 9780198564799
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 584