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Banesh Hoffmann (1906–1986)

Autor/a de Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel

7+ obres 811 Membres 11 Ressenyes

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Obres de Banesh Hoffmann

The Strange Story of the Quantum (1947) 171 exemplars
Albert Einstein, The Human Side (1979) — Editor — 164 exemplars
Relativity and Its Roots (1983) 116 exemplars
About Vectors (1975) 59 exemplars
The Tyranny of Testing (1962) 28 exemplars
Perspectives in Geometry and Relativity (1966) — Editor — 3 exemplars

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Data de naixement
1906-09-06
Data de defunció
1986-08-05
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
UK
Lloc de naixement
Richmond, North Yorkshire, England
Lloc de defunció
Flushing, New York, USA
Llocs de residència
Richmond, London, England, UK
Educació
University of Oxford (BS)
Princeton University (PhD)
Professions
physicist
mathematician

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laplantelibrary | Dec 7, 2022 |
As indicated in the subtitle, this book focuses on Einstein’s creativity. He had an amazing amount of intuition about the scientific principles of our world. The book covers his theories – many that were eventually confirmed (or at least generally agreed upon) and a few that were eventually debunked. It is a book for science fans. Those interested in his personal life will find only the basics here, but it does give the reader a glimpse into his temperament, political views, and fears about the ways his discoveries could be (and were) used.

I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of Einstein’s theories in terms that are (fairly) easily understood. I say “fairly” easily since I think it is dependent upon the reader’s familiarity with scientific principles. Topics include the general theory of relativity, special theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and properties of light, electromagnetism, and gravity. The author uses accessible analogies and eliminates the mathematical proofs. He has a wry sense of humor and occasionally asks the reader to “bear with me – we’ll return to this exciting discovery later.” It is obvious the author is enthusiastic about this material. I looked Hoffmann up later and found that he worked with Einstein personally, and contributor Helen Dukas worked as Einstein’s administrative assistant.

I loved the inclusion of Einstein’s interactions with other notable scientists of the day, and their lively discourses and disagreements about their scientific discoveries. Examples include Niels Bohr, Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, and Max Planck. Einstein predicted the existence of black holes (a term not coined until the 1960s) in 1916. This book was published in 1972 at a time when they were just being proven to exist. Even so, the author’s approach feels fresh, and sheds light on Einstein’s methods, opinions beyond science, and personality quirks.
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Castlelass | Hi ha 6 ressenyes més | Oct 30, 2022 |
> Babelio : https://www.babelio.com/livres/Hoffmann-LEtrange-histoire-des-quantas/2477

> L’ÉTRANGE HISTOIRE DES QUANTA, de Banesh Hoffmann. — L’importance de la théorie quantique dans la science contemporaine n’est plus à souligner. Matérialisée dans la technologie moderne (transistors, lasers), elle continue à susciter d’âpres débats philosophiques, autour de l’indéterminisme et de la non-séparabilité. Le développement de la théorie quantique et l’élaboration de ses concepts surprenants sont contés avec une simplicité et une clarté irremplaçables par B. Hoffmann dans sa présentation devenur classique de l'Étrange Histoire des quanta, maintenant mise à jour par les Nouveaux Voyages au pays des quanta de M. Paty. Ed. Le Seuil, 1981.
Revue Française de Yoga, (15), Janvier 1997
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Joop-le-philosophe | Jul 31, 2022 |
LA RELATIVIDAD Y SUS ORÍGENES

Gran pequeño folleto. Explica con sencillez y claridad, casi sin los fundamentos de las matemáticas relatividad especial y general - sobre los antecedentes históricos de Newton y Galileo. (
 
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FundacionRosacruz | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Feb 5, 2018 |

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Obres
7
També de
1
Membres
811
Popularitat
#31,469
Valoració
3.8
Ressenyes
11
ISBN
53
Llengües
5

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