عنوان

Marcel Grossmann :

3030079287

3319900773

3319900781

9783030079284

9783319900773

9783319900780

3319900765

9783319900766

Marcel Grossmann :

[Book]

for the love of mathematics /

Claudia Graf-Grossmann ; translated by William D. Brewer.

Cham, Switzerland :

Springer,

[2018]

1 online resource :

illustrations

Springer biographies,

2365-0621

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: A Bridge-builder between Physics and Mathematics by Prof. Remo Ruffini -- A Spirit of New Beginnings -- Childhood -- Troubles -- Beginning Again -- Encounters -- Parallels -- A Scientific Cliffhanger -- Dialogues -- Anna -- Publications -- Affinities -- Illness -- Rosenau -- Friends -- Marcel -- Epilogue: A Scientific-Historical Assessment by Prof. Tilman Sauer -- Appendices -- Index.

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Zurich, summer 1912. Albert Einstein has just returned from Prague to the city on the Limmat. He sends a plea for help to his former fellow student, the mathematician Marcel Grossmann (1878-1936), for he is in need of assistance with the mathematical calculations of his general theory of relativity. What then follows is one of the most fascinating chapters of science history, with far-reaching consequences for the lives of the two friends. Marcel Grossmann's granddaughter paints here a picture of a fiery and many-talented scientist and patriot. She traces the influence of an entrepreneurial family during Germany's rapid industrial expansion in the late 19th century. The family's fluctuating fortunes take the story to the vibrant city of Budapest on the Danube; they enable readers to sense the pioneering spirit at Zurich's young Polytechnic Institute (now ETH Zurich) - but also reflect the worries and hardships of the First World War and interwar years. The Foreword is written by Prof. Remo Ruffini, founder and president of the International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and the Marcel Grossmann Meetings. Last but not least, an extensive contribution by Dr. Tilman Sauer offers a scientific-historical appreciation of Marcel Grossmann's enduring contributions.

Springer Nature

com.springer.onix.9783319900773

Marcel Grossmann.

9783319900766

Marcel Grossmann.

English

Grossmann, Marcel,1878-1936.

Mathematicians-- Switzerland, Biography.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Science & Technology.

European history.

Geometry.

Gravity.

History of science.

Mathematicians.

MATHEMATICS-- Essays.

MATHEMATICS-- Pre-Calculus.

MATHEMATICS-- Reference.

Physics.

Popular mathematics.

Switzerland.

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BIO-- 015000

MAT-- 023000

MAT-- 026000

MAT-- 039000

PDZ

PDZ

Graf-Grossmann, Claudia E.,1959-

Brewer, William D.

20200823115201.0

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[Book]

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