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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      12 January 2010
      11 May 1995
      ISBN:
      9780511622816
      9780521023191
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511622816
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      Weight & Pages:
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.515kg, 324 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Physics and Astronomy, History, Philosophy and Foundations of Physics
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    Fritz London was one of the twentieth century's key figures in the development of theoretical physics. A quiet and self-effacing man, he was one of the founders of quantum chemistry, and was the first to give a phenomenological explanation of superconductivity. This thoroughly researched biography gives a detailed account of London's life and work in Munich, Berlin, Oxford, Paris, and finally in the United States. Covering a fascinating period in the development of theoretical physics, and containing an appraisal of London's work by the late John Bardeen, this book will be of great interest to physicists, chemists, and to anyone interested in the history of science.

    Reviews

    ‘I am personally grateful for the full-length picture of a man from whom I learnt many things, who always had time for serious discussion and whose welcoming smile is among my happiest memories.’

    Brian Pippard Source: Nature

    ‘… an informative book about an influential scientist ...’

    Source: Cern Courier

    ‘This book should be of special interest to physicists working in the fields pioneered by Fritz London, shedding light on a host of famous figures from the recent past.’

    Source: European Journal of Physics

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