Leon Rosenfeld: Physics, Philosophy, and Politics in the Twentieth Century - Hardcover

Anja Skaar Jacobsen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9814307815 ISBN 13: 9789814307819

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2012

Synopsis

This book is a social-intellectual biography of the Belgian physicist Leon Rosenfeld (1904-1974). Rosenfeld was at the center of modern theoretical physics and he became the Danish physicist Niels Bohr's right-hand man. Rosenfeld was a perceptive, polyglot cosmopolitan, whose life crossed those of many important people in many countries. He was also a strong integrated personality capable of performing exotic calculations at one moment, while disentangling subtle philosophical questions or intervening in a political discussion the next - all at the highest level. This book aims at a broad audience interested in contextual history of twentieth century physics. No specialized knowledge of physics is required to read it.

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This book is a social-intellectual biography of the Belgian physicist Lon Rosenfeld (19041974). Rosenfeld was at the center of modern theoretical physics and he became the Danish physicist Niels Bohr's right-hand man. Rosenfeld was a perceptive, polyglot cosmopolitan, whose life crossed those of many important people in many countries. He was also a strong integrated personality capable of performing exotic calculations at one moment, while disentangling subtle philosophical questions or intervening in a political discussion the next all at the highest level. This book aims at a broad audience interested in contextual history of twentieth century physics. No specialized knowledge of physics is required to read it.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9814307815
• ISBN 13: 9789814307819
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368