Casimir, himself a famous physician, studied and worked with three great physicists of the twentieth century: Niels Bohr, Wolfgang Pauli and Paul Ehrenfest. In his autobiography, the brilliant theoretician lets the reader witness the revolution that led to quantum physics, whose influence on modern society turned out to be many times larger than the first atomic physicists could have imagined. Through his involvement in the technical-scientific and the business aspects of physics, through management positions at Philips Research Laboratory and as a member of the Board of Directors of Philips, Professor Casimir is the ideal person to place half a century of developments in physics within the context of important events in the world. With a Forward by Frans. W. Saris. www.FransWSaris.nl
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
ISBN-13
9789089642004
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95311163
Product Key Features
Author
Casimir
Publication Name
Haphazard Reality: Half a Century of Science
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Physics
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
374 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
240mm
Item Width
160mm
Item Weight
624g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Casimir
Series Title
Amsterdam Academic Archive
Country/Region of Manufacture
Netherlands
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