1. Mandelstam, Leonid Isaakovich (1879-1944). 1.1. Progenitor -- 2. Tamm, Igor Evgen'evich (1895-1971). 2.1. Tamm in life. 2.2. A life of a Russian intelligent. 2.3. I.E. Tamm and the formation of domestic physics -- 3. Sakharov, Andrei Dmitrievich (1921-1989). 3.1. For a future…
The book is a collection of memoirs on famous Soviet physicists of the 20th century, such as Tamm, Vavilov, Sakharov, Landau and others. The narrative is situated within a remarkably well-described historical, cultural and social context. Of special interest are the chapters dev…
Leonid Isaakovich Mandelstam -- Igor Evgenjevich Tamm -- Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov -- Sergei Ivanovich Vavilov -- Mikhail Aleksandrovich Leontovich -- Aleksandr L'vovich Mintz -- Niels Hendrik David Bohr -- Werner Karl Heisenbeg -- What Brought Hitler to Power? And Who? -- Lev…
The book is a collection of memoirs on famous Soviet physicists of the 20th century, such as Tamm, Vavilov, Sakharov, Landau and others. The memoirs were originally written in Russian by E.L. Feinberg. The narrative is situated within a remarkably well-described historical, cult…
The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. Biographer Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk--a struggling father in …
"This captivating book is a story of the friendship between a genius physicist Wolfgang Pauli and Charlotte Houtermans whose career in physics was not as glamorous. They met in the late 1920s in Germany, at the very onset of the quantum era and personally knew all the major play…
"This captivating book is a story of the friendship between a genius physicist Wolfgang Pauli and Charlotte Houtermans whose career in physics was not as glamorous. They met in the late 1920s in Germany, at the very onset of the quantum era and personally knew all the major play…
Pages of Wolfgang Pauli's biography -- Ascent: Charlotte Houtermans' life and destiny -- Pauli's letters -- Gardens and friendships by Charlotte Houtermans -- Other letters -- German originals of Pauli's letters "This captivating book is a story of the friendship between a geni…
"This captivating book is a story of the friendship between a genius physicist Wolfgang Pauli and Charlotte Houtermans whose career in physics was not as glamorous. They met in the late 1920s in Germany, at the very onset of the quantum era and personally knew all the major play…
"This captivating book is a story of the friendship between a genius physicist Wolfgang Pauli and Charlotte Houtermans whose career in physics was not as glamorous. They met in the late 1920s in Germany, at the very onset of the quantum era and personally knew all the major play…
"It was one of the great moments of humanity when Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) discovered a new kind of radiation on 8 November 1895. He himself modestly called them X-rays. Röntgen's name and his rays became world famous. On 10 December 1901, Röntgen received the 1st Nobe…
It was one of the great moments of humanity when Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) discovered a new kind of radiation on 8 November 1895. He himself modestly called them X-rays. Röntgen's name and his rays became world famous. On 10 December 1901, Röntgen received the 1st Nobel…
