In this collection of informal reminiscences, first published in 1975, Max Born has written an extraordinarily vivid account of his life and work, originally intended for his family. Ranging from his time at the University of G???ttingen, where Born had his first real motivation for a professional career in science, to the period in Berlin as professor extraordinary, when he and his wife became close friends of Einstein, these anecdotes and memories chart the "heroic age of physics" from the perspective of one of its ...
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In this collection of informal reminiscences, first published in 1975, Max Born has written an extraordinarily vivid account of his life and work, originally intended for his family. Ranging from his time at the University of G???ttingen, where Born had his first real motivation for a professional career in science, to the period in Berlin as professor extraordinary, when he and his wife became close friends of Einstein, these anecdotes and memories chart the "heroic age of physics" from the perspective of one of its leading characters. In 1954 Born was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for his fundamental contributions to the great discovery of that cadre of superlative scientific minds - quantum theory. But his scientific research provides only one strand of this story. Born's varied interests outside science led to many interesting experiences - some of historical importance insofar as they offer a glimpse into German society before and between the wars.
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Add this copy of My Life; Recollections of a Nobel Laureate to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Midway Book Store rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by Charles Scribners Sons.
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Good, good. 24 cm, 308, illus., endpaper maps, index, pencil underlining to a few text pages, discoloration to DJ spine. Preface by Gustav Born. The author was a Nobel Prize winner in physics, and one of the founders of quantum mechanics. Appreciation by Nevill Mott.
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Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 308. 308 pp. Tightly bound. Just the very tips of two corners with a light, minor ding. Light foxing to page edges. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. Dust jacket not price clipped. First Edition.
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New. 0684156628. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--308 pages. From the Preface by Born's son, Gustav: "These 'recollections' by my father were written for his own family, starting in about 1940, and continuing, in his spare time, until about 1946. This took his account up to the discovery of quantum mechanics (1925), and the work of writing was then interrupted by other activities until about 1961, after he had retired and moved back to Germany...The story continues up to about the beginning of the second world war, with occasional mentions of later periods. I have added a Postscript to provide a general account of my father's later years, which I hope will put in perspective the references to this period and round off a story which will be of interest to scientists social historians and general readers alike."--with a bonus offer--;
