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The adventurous life of Friedrich Georg Houtermans, Physicist (1903-1966)
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The adventurous life of Friedrich Georg Houtermans, Physicist (1903-1966)

Author: Edoardo Amaldi; S Braccini; Antonio Ereditato; Paola Scampoli
Publisher: Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2012.
Series: SpringerBriefs in physics.
Edition/Format:   eBook : Document : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The physicist Friedrich Houtermans (1903-1966) was an essential promoter and proponent of the development of physics in Berne. He introduced a number of activities in the field of elementary particles, with a special focus on the physics of cosmic rays, and important contributions in applied physics. This biography of Houtermans was written by Edoardo Amaldi and was almost finished just before his unexpected death  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Electronic books
Biography
Named Person: F G Houtermans
Material Type: Biography, Document, Internet resource
Document Type: Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors: Edoardo Amaldi; S Braccini; Antonio Ereditato; Paola Scampoli
ISBN: 9783642328558 3642328555
OCLC Number: 827269513
Description: 1 online resource.
Contents: Friedrich's Birth and Family Background --
His Youth in Vienna --
Student in Göttingen --
Assistant in Berlin --
Fritz's First Marriage --
Life in Berlin --
Emigration to U.K. and U.R.R.S. --
Professor in Kharkov --
The Beginning of the Great Trials --
The Years of Prison --
An Overview of the Situation in Central Europe --
More About Fritz and Konstantin --
A Few Other Physicists' Political Troubles --
Finally Out of Prison! --
Shaken by World-Wide Storms. Fritz's Second Family --
An Outline of the Early Development of Applied Nuclear Energy in Germany --
From Berlin to Ronneburg --
In Göttingen Again --
Houtermans' Third Family --
Fritz's Fourth Family: His Departure --
Houtermans' Scientific Work and Influence in Berne --
Why We Remember Him.
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in physics.
Responsibility: Edoardo Amaldi ; edited by Saverio Braccini, Antonio Ereditato, Paola Scampoli.

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The physicist Friedrich Houtermans (1903-1966) was an essential promoter and proponent of the development of physics in Berne. He introduced a number of activities in the field of elementary  Read more...

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