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Building the General Relativity and Gravitation Community During the Cold War
Roberto Lalli
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Description for Building the General Relativity and Gravitation Community During the Cold War
Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 1 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This monograph presents a new perspective on the history of general relativity. It outlines the attempts to establish an institutional framework for the promotion of the field during the Cold War. Readers will learn the difficulties that key figures experienced and overcame during this period of global conflict. The author analyzes the subtle interconnections between scientific and political factors. He shows how politics shaped the evolution of general relativity, even though it is a field with no military applications. He also details how different scientists held quite different views about what political meant in their ... Read more
This monograph presents a new perspective on the history of general relativity. It outlines the attempts to establish an institutional framework for the promotion of the field during the Cold War. Readers will learn the difficulties that key figures experienced and overcame during this period of global conflict. The author analyzes the subtle interconnections between scientific and political factors. He shows how politics shaped the evolution of general relativity, even though it is a field with no military applications. He also details how different scientists held quite different views about what political meant in their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319546537
SKU
V9783319546537
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Building the General Relativity and Gravitation Community During the Cold War
Lalli details the discussions and arguments in the highly charged political atmosphere clearly and fairly. ... This book is not only interesting for its detailed history of the formation of an important international organization, but it is a useful history of the historical time. The interplay between the Western and Eastern scientists exhibits the political struggle to remain civil while ... Read more