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In this series of articles the early life and work of the young Julian Schwinger are explored. In this first article, Schwinger's childhood, growing-up, and early education are discussed.
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J. S. Schwinger, in his autobiographical sketch appended to Les Prix Nobel, 1965, Stockholm (Norstedt, 1966), p. 113.
Conversations and interviews by Jagdish Mehra with Julian Schwinger, Bel Air, CA, March 1988.
Interview with David Saxon by K. Milton, Los Angeles, CA, July 1997.
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References to Julian Schwinger's Papers
On the interaction of several electrons, unpublished (1934).
On the polarization of electrons by double scattering (with O. Halpern). Phys. Rev. 48, 109 (1935).
On the ?-radioactivity of neutrons (with L. Motz). Phys. Rev. 48, 704 (1935).
Quantum electrodynamics—An individual view, J. Physique 13, 409 (1982); also Fermilab Meeting (1980).
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Mehra, J., Milton, K.A. & Rembiesa, P. The Young Julian Schwinger. I. A New York City Childhood. Foundations of Physics 29, 767–786 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018878624422
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