Love, Literature, and the Quantum Atom: Niels Bohr's 1913 Trilogy Revisited

by J.L. Heilbron, Finn Aaserud, John L. Heilbron

Book Overview

Niels Bohr ranks with Einstein among the physicists of the 20th century. He rose to this status through his invention of the quantum theory of the atom and his leadership in its defense and development. He also ranks with Einstein in his humanism and his sense of responsibility to his science and the society that enabled him to create it. Our book presents unpublished excerpts from extensive correspondence between Bohr and his immediate family, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199680280
• ISBN13: 9780199680283
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.7"