Max Born (1882–1970)
Author of Einstein's Theory of Relativity
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
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Image credit: Max Born [credit: University of Göttingen]
Series
Works by Max Born
The Born-Einstein Letters : Correspondence between Albert Einstein and Max and Hedwig Born from 1916 to 1955 with Commentaries by Max Born (1969) 121 copies
Erinnerungen an Einstein 4 copies
La responsabilidad del científico 2 copies
Der Aufbau der Materie: Drei Aufsätze ueber moderne Atomistik und Elektronentheorie (German Edition) (2018) 2 copies
A general kinetic theory of liquids 2 copies
El inquieto universo 1 copy
Elementare Quantenmechanik 1 copy
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Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Born, Max
- Other names
- Борн, Макс
- Birthdate
- 1882-12-11
- Date of death
- 1970-01-05
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Breslau
Heidelberg University
University of Zurich
University of Göttingen - Occupations
- physicist
mathematician
university professor - Awards and honors
- FRS, 1939
Nobel Prize (Physics ∙ 1954) - Relationships
- Weisskopf, Victor F. (doctoral student)
Swirles, Bertha (doctoral student)
Elliott, Ralph Warren Victor (nephew)
Born, Hedwig (wife)
Born, Irene (daughter)
Born, Gustav V. R. (son) (show all 8)
Born, Georgina (granddaughter)
Newton-John, Olivia (granddaughter) - Nationality
- Germany
UK - Birthplace
- Breslau, Germany
- Place of death
- Göttingen, Germany
- Burial location
- Göttingen, Germany
- Disambiguation notice
- VIAF:27126854
- Associated Place (for map)
- Germany
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Reviews
When we see how much quantum mechanics pushed our civilization and how bad it became explained on 'modern' textbooks it is a relief to find out that this book is still published and affordable. A must for anyone interested in the subject or needing to understand it with the help of one of the fathers of QM.
Dr. Born discusses the new paradigm of Einstein's mechanics and its effects on our perceptions of reality. To do this, he establishes the previous paradigm of Newtonian mechanics and demonstrates several solutions in that realm of thought. The triumph of finding that gravitation is the force holding the Solar System together, for instance, is considered to be a great event.
Dr. Born goes further in his discussion and talks about how we know some of the things that we know. Take the speed of show more light for instance, how do we know that it is approximately 300,000 kilometers per second? Well as it happens, Dr. Born tells us in the text about the observations done on some of Jupiter's moons during an eclipse.
All in all, this book was fascinating and a wonderful addition to my personal library. show less
Dr. Born goes further in his discussion and talks about how we know some of the things that we know. Take the speed of show more light for instance, how do we know that it is approximately 300,000 kilometers per second? Well as it happens, Dr. Born tells us in the text about the observations done on some of Jupiter's moons during an eclipse.
All in all, this book was fascinating and a wonderful addition to my personal library. show less
Principles of optics : electromagnetic theory of propagation, interference and diffraction of light by Max Born
This book is an excellent reference, but is too long to read in full. The emphasis was on completeness rather than liveliness!
Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light (7th Edition) by Max Born
A comprehensive text on optics, covering everything you'll need to know at a graduate level. Some of the notation can be a bit thick at times, but the explanations are clear. Definitely a must-have if you're planning on research in optics.
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Statistics
- Works
- 29
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 1,085
- Popularity
- #23,679
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 12
- ISBNs
- 77
- Languages
- 5
