Claudia Graf-Grossmann: Marcel Grossmann

Cover: 9783030079284 | Marcel Grossmann | For the Love of Mathematics | Graf-Grossmann | Buch

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

Claudia Graf-Grossmann is the granddaughter of Marcel Grossmann. Her professional specialty is business economics and communication. In addition to this biography of her grandfather, she has also published a German-language novel. Claudia Graf-Grossmann lives in Switzerland and in France.

Zusammenfassung

Gives fascinating new insights into Einsteins friendship and collaboration with Grossmann

Accessible and gripping reading for the layman and science historian alike

Thoroughly researched and written by Marcel Grossmann's granddaughter

Includes detailed scientific-historical appreciation by GR expert Tilman Sauer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xviii 263 S. 90 s/w Illustr. 1 farbige Illustr. 263 p. 91 illus. 1 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783030079284
ISBN-10:	3030079287
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Graf-Grossmann, Claudia
Übersetzung:	Brewer, William D.
Auflage:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2018
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	Claudia Graf-Grossmann
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.01.2019
Gewicht:	0,435 kg