Description |
1 online resource (viii, 573 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
Contents |
1. Pauli's Family -- 2. The Prodigy of Relativity Theory -- 3. Student in Munich -- 4. Scientific Collaborator -- 5. The Hamburg Years -- 6. The New ETH Professor -- 7. The Personal Crisis -- 8. Life with Franca -- 9. The War Years in America -- 10. The Famous Professor Returns -- 11. The One World: Physics and Psyche -- 12. The Symmetry Breaks |
Summary |
Retracing the life of physicist Wolfgang Pauli, this text analyses his work and describes the evolution of his thinking. It covers his 30 years as a professor, offers a rendering of his sarcastic wit, and examines the world of his dreams |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Subject |
Pauli, Wolfgang, 1900-1958.
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SUBJECT |
Pauli, Wolfgang, 1900-1958 fast |
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Pauli, Wolfgang, Physiker -- Biographie. swd |
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Physicists -- Germany -- Biography
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Physics -- History -- 20th century
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Physicists
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Physics
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Natuurkunde.
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Física (história)
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Fysik -- historia.
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Fysiker -- 1900-talet -- biografi.
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Germany
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Oxford University Press
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ISBN |
9780191713835 |
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019171383X |
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