Band 12
Matvei Petrovich Bronstein and Soviet Theoretical Physics in the Thirties and Soviet Theoretical Physics in the Thirties
Aus der Reihe
Science Networks. Historical Studies
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Sprache:Englisch
Fr. 107.00
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
Februar 1994
Abbildungen
11 schwarzweisse Abbildungen
Verlag
SpringerSeitenzahl
208
Maße (L/B/H)
1.8/17/24 cm
Gewicht
512 g
Auflage
1. Auflage
Übersetzt von
V. M. Levina
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-7643-2752-1
The short life and tragic death of Matvei Petrovich Bronstein (1906-1938) may be seen as a symbol of the man's time and his country. One of the most remarkable features of Soviet history was the impressive advance of its physical sciences against the brutal and violent background of totalitarianism. Soviet advances in nuclear and space technology form an important part of world history. These achievements had their roots in the 30s, when Bronstein's generation entered science. Among his friends were the famous physicists Lev Landau and George Gamow. Bronstein worked in the vast field of theoretical physics, ranging from nuclear physics to astrophysics and from relativistic quantum theory to cosmology. His pioneering work on quantizing gravitation goes beyond the history of physics, because today the quantum theory of gravitation occupies a special place in fundamental physics. Bronstein was also a master of scientific explanation thanks to his profound knowledge, enthusiasm as a teacher and a gift for literature. This enabled him to write popular science for children, the widest and most responsive group of readers. He became a writer with the help of his wife Lidiya Chukovskaya, known now as an outstanding writer and fighter for human rights. Bronstein's life was closely intertwined with the social, historical and scientific context of one of the most tragic and intriguing periods of Russian history.
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