Arnold Sommerfeld Science, Life and Turbulent Times 1868-1951
Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951) belongs with Max Planck (1858-1947), Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and Niels Bohr (1885-1962) among the founders of modern theoretical physics, a science that developed into a budding discipline during his lifetime. Sommerfeld
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Arnold Sommerfeld Science, Life and Turbulent Times –
Michael Eckert Arnold Sommerfeld. Science, Life and Turbulent Times
Michael Eckert translated by Tom Artin
Arnold Sommerfeld Science, Life and Turbulent Times 1868–1951
Michael Eckert Deutsches Museum Munich, Germany
Translation of Arnold Sommerfeld: Atomphysiker und Kulturbote 1868–1951, originally published in German by Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen
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Acknowledgment In the case of such a source-dependent work, first thanks are due Sommerfeld’s heirs for access to the private papers and for permission to make full use of their content. Sommerfeld’s granddaughter, Monika Baier, deserves particular thanks for ordering her grandfather’s private papers and for providing valuable information on the family background. The archivists of the various public institutions in which Sommerfeld correspondence resides, too, are gratefully acknowledged for their readiness to help. The bibliography reveals how much support the project has thereby rece
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