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Physics : Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

Jungnickel, Christa, McCormmach, Russell The Second Physicist On the History of Theoretical Physics in Germany

Explores the rise of theoretical physics in 19th century Germany Shows how physics developed within German universities Characterizes the work of theoretical physics This book explores the rise of theoretical physics in 19th century Germany. The authors show how the junior second physicist in German universities over time became the theoretical physicist, of equal standing to the experimental physicist. Gustav Kirchhoff, Hermann von Helmholtz, and Max Planck are among the great German theoretical physicists whose work and career are examined in this book. Physics was then the only natural science in whichtheoreticalwork developed into a major teaching and research specialty in its own right. Readers will discover how German physicists arrived at a well-defined field of theoretical physics with well understood and generally accepted goals and needs. The authors explain the Springer nature of theworkof theoretical physics with many examples, taking care always to locate the 1st ed. 2017, XXXI, 460 p. research within the workplace. The book is a revised and shortened version ofIntellectual 1st 15 illus. Mastery of Nature: Theoretical Physics from Ohm to Einstein, a two-volume work by the same edition authors. This new edition represents a reformulation of the larger work. It retains what is most important in the original work, while including new material, sharpening discussions, and making the research more accessible to readers. It presents a thorough examination of a Printed book seminal era in physics. Hardcover

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