Changing Landscapes of Nuclear Physics: A Scientometric Study on the Social and Cognitive Position of German-Speaking Emigrants Within the Nuclear Phy

by Klaus Fischer

Nuclear physics between 1921 and 1947 shaped more than any other science thepolitical landscape of our century and the public opinion on physical research. Using quantitative scientometric methods, a new branch in the history of science, the author focuses on the developments of nuclear physics in these formative years paying special attention to theimpact of German emigrants on the evolution of the field as a cognitive and social unity. The book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540564802
• ISBN13: 9783540564805
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"