Overview
- Sheds new light on the emergence of Göttingen as the Mecca of physics in the 1920s
- Offers a contextual perspective on quantum mechanics complementing purely conceptual narratives
- Shows how a history of resources and research politics enriches the history of science in general
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology (BRIEFSHIST)
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About this book
The other books in the four-volume collection address the beginnings of quantum physics research at Copenhagen, Berlin, and Munich. These works emerged from an expansive study on the quantum revolution as a major transformation of physical knowledge undertaken by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science and the Fritz Haber Institute (2006–2012).
Formore on this project, see the dedicated Feature Story, The Networks of Early Quantum Theory, at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-story/networks-early-quantum-theory.
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About the author
After earning a PhD in theoretical physics, Arne Schirrmacher specialized in the history of science, in particular the history of modern physics, popular science and science museums. He was a researcher at the Deutsches Museum in Munich for many years and now works as a Heisenberg Fellow at the Humboldt University in Berlin.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Establishing Quantum Physics in Göttingen
Book Subtitle: David Hilbert, Max Born, and Peter Debye in Context, 1900-1926
Authors: Arne Schirrmacher
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22727-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22726-5Published: 12 August 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22727-2Published: 01 August 2019
Series ISSN: 2211-4564
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4572
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 120
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Quantum Physics, History of Science