Part 1 Schrödinger in Vienna and Zurich 1887–1925Quantum Theory, together with the principles of special and general relativity, constitute a scientific revolution that has profoundly influenced the way in which we think about the universe and the fundamental forces that govern it. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is a definitive historical study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied it from the beginning. Drawing upon such materials as the resources of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics, the Niels Bohr Archives, and the archives and scientific correspondence of the principal quantum physicists, as well as Jagdish Mehra's personal discussions over many years with most of the architects of quantum theory, the authors have written a rigorous scientific history of quantum theory in a deeply human context. This multivolume work presents a rich account of an intellectual triumph: a unique analysis of the creative scientific process. The Historical Development of Quantum Theory is science, history, and biography, all wrapped in the story of a great human enterprise. Its lessons will be an aid to those working in the sciences and humanities alike. |
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Contents
General Introduction | 1 |
Schrödinger in Vienna 18871920 | 12 |
Schrödingers Scientific Work in World War I | 194 |
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| Title | Part 1 Schrödinger in Vienna and Zurich 1887–1925 The Historical Development of Quantum Theory Erwin Schrödinger and the Rise of Wave Mechanics |
| Authors | Jagdish Mehra, Helmut Rechenberg |
| Publisher | Springer New York, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0387962840, 9780387962849 |
| Length | 366 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Physics / General |
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