Ludwig Boltzmann The Man Who Trusted Atoms |
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| Author:
| Cercignani, Carlo |
| Foreword by:
| Penrose, Roger |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-857064-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2006 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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The book presents the life, personality, and scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann, a key figure in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who, despite his success, ended his life tragically in suicide. A substantial part of the book is devoted to discussing Boltzmann's work establishing the atomic structure of matter and his influence on modern physics.
The book presents the life, personality, and scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann, a key figure in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who, despite his success, ended his life tragically in suicide. A substantial part of the book is devoted to discussing Boltzmann's work establishing the atomic structure of matter and his influence on modern physics.