عنوان

Marcel Grossmann :

(Number (ISBN

3030079287

(Number (ISBN

3319900773

(Number (ISBN

3319900781

(Number (ISBN

9783030079284

(Number (ISBN

9783319900773

(Number (ISBN

9783319900780

Erroneous ISBN

3319900765

Erroneous ISBN

9783319900766

Title Proper

Marcel Grossmann :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

for the love of mathematics /

First Statement of Responsibility

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

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cham, Switzerland :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Series Title

Springer biographies,

ISSN of Series

2365-0621

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

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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Text of Note

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.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Springer Nature

Stock Number

com.springer.onix.9783319900773

Title

Marcel Grossmann.

International Standard Book Number

9783319900766

General Material Designation

Marcel Grossmann.

Language (when part of a heading)

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.

7

BIO-- 015000

MAT-- 023000

MAT-- 026000

MAT-- 039000

PDZ

PDZ

Number

Edition

Class number

Graf-Grossmann, Claudia E.,1959-

Brewer, William D.

Date of Transaction

20200823115201.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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