Helge Kragh: Masters of the Universe, Gebunden
Masters of the Universe
- Conversations with Cosmologists of the Past
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- Verlag:
- Oxford University Press, 01/2015
- Einband:
- Gebunden
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780198722892
- Artikelnummer:
- 5714518
- Umfang:
- 302 Seiten
- Sonstiges:
- 14 b/w illustrations
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 2014
- Gewicht:
- 516 g
- Maße:
- 223 x 141 mm
- Stärke:
- 20 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 20.1.2015
- Hinweis
-
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Beschreibung
How did our modern picture of the universe come into being? Masters of the Universe tells this fascinating story in an unusual format that blends factual and fictional elements. It is based on a series of interviews that a fictional person conducted with leading astronomers and physicists between 1913 and 1965. Among the interviewed scientists are giants such as Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble, and George Gamow, but also scientists who are less well known
today or not primarily known as cosmologists such as Karl Schwarzschild, Paul Dirac, and Svante Arrhenius.
By following the interviews the reader gets a lively and "almost authentic" impression of the problems that faced this early generation of cosmologists. Although the interviews are purely fictional, a product of the author's imagination, they could have taken place in just the way that is described. They are solidly based on historical facts and, moreover, supplemented with careful annotations and references to the literature. In this way the book bridges the gap between scholarly and popular
history of science.
Rezension
Helge Kragh tells us the history of twentieth-century cosmology in a most lively and accessible form. Through his ingenious recourse to fictional interviews, he succeeds in conveying both the scientific stakes and the human complexity of one of the greatest adventures of mankind. Olivier Darrigol, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Klappentext
This book tells the fascinating history of cosmology using a series of fictitious interview transcripts with the field's leading scientists, including giants such as Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble, and George Gamow, to give the reader a lively and almost authentic impression of the problems that faced this early generation of cosmologists.
Biografie
After graduation from the University of Copenhagen in Physics and Chemistry, and a period as teacher in gymnasium schools, Helge Kragh became Associate Professor at Cornell University, Departments of History and Physics. Later, he took positions as Curator at the Steno Museum for Science and Medicine and Professor of the History of Science at the University of Oslo, Norway. Since 1997, he has been Professor of the History of Science and Technology, University of Aarhus, Denmark. He is a Member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science, the International Academy for the History of Science, and of the European Academy of Science. He was President of the European Society for the History of Science (2008-2010).Mehr von Helge Kragh
