Léon Rosenfeld

Physics, Philosophy, and Politics in the Twentieth Century

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Quantum Theory, Other Sciences, History
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Author: Anja Skaar Jacobsen ISBN: 9789814452083
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: January 16, 2012
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Anja Skaar Jacobsen
ISBN: 9789814452083
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: January 16, 2012
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

Léon Rosenfeld (1904–1974) was a remarkable, many-sided physicist of exceptional erudition. He was at the center of modern physics and was well-known as Niels Bohr's close collaborator and spokesman. Besides he reflected deeply on the history and philosophy of science and its social role from a leftist perspective. As both actor and acute spectator of modern physics and as a polyglot cosmopolitan whose life crossed those of many important people in both the East and West, as well as by virtue of his close collaboration and friendship with Bohr, Rosenfeld was an important figure in twentieth century physics. His biography illuminates the development, popularization, and reception of quantum physics and its interpretation in addition to the development of the political Left. The book draws extensively from previously untapped, unpublished sources in more than five languages.

Contents:

  • Physicist of the Second Quantum Generation
  • Rosenfeld in Copenhagen
  • Physics, Philosophy, and Politics in the 1930s
  • Surviving the War in Utrecht
  • Cold War and Political Commitment
  • Bohr's Cold Warrior

Readership: Students and professionals studying the history of science.
Key Features:

  • It brings new perspectives on the intersection of theoretical physics, ideology, philosophy and politics in the 20th century
  • It fills the historiographical lacuna on Rosenfeld
  • It brings a more balanced view on the controversy over the foundations of quantum mechanics
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Léon Rosenfeld (1904–1974) was a remarkable, many-sided physicist of exceptional erudition. He was at the center of modern physics and was well-known as Niels Bohr's close collaborator and spokesman. Besides he reflected deeply on the history and philosophy of science and its social role from a leftist perspective. As both actor and acute spectator of modern physics and as a polyglot cosmopolitan whose life crossed those of many important people in both the East and West, as well as by virtue of his close collaboration and friendship with Bohr, Rosenfeld was an important figure in twentieth century physics. His biography illuminates the development, popularization, and reception of quantum physics and its interpretation in addition to the development of the political Left. The book draws extensively from previously untapped, unpublished sources in more than five languages.

Contents:

Readership: Students and professionals studying the history of science.
Key Features:

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