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Controversy and Consensus
Jensen, Carsten. Ed(S): Aaserud, Finn; Kragh, Helge; Stuewer, Roger H.; Rudinger, Erik
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Hardback. In 1920s, a long-lasting controversy on the interpretation of nuclear beta spectrum arose between Lise Meitner and Charles Drummond Ellis. This controversy, and the reactions from the contending parties when it was settled, reflect clearly the difference between the scientific communities in Berlin and Cambridge at that time. Editor(s): Aaserud, Finn; Kragh, Helge; Stuewer, Roger H.; Rudinger, Erik. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
To all four of us, Carsten was the best possible friend and colleague. To Finn, he was a fellow student in the history of science for several years at the Niels Bohr Institute; to Relge, he was a welcome resource for personal and intellectual interac tion in an otherwise less than fertile environment for the history of science; Roger was Carsten's friend and advisor, not least in the development of the dissertation on which the present book is based; and as director of the Niels Bohr Archive, Erik was his main advisor in his historical work. Because he was the ... Read more
To all four of us, Carsten was the best possible friend and colleague. To Finn, he was a fellow student in the history of science for several years at the Niels Bohr Institute; to Relge, he was a welcome resource for personal and intellectual interac tion in an otherwise less than fertile environment for the history of science; Roger was Carsten's friend and advisor, not least in the development of the dissertation on which the present book is based; and as director of the Niels Bohr Archive, Erik was his main advisor in his historical work. Because he was the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Series
Science Networks. Historical Studies
Number of Pages
217
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783764353131
SKU
V9783764353131
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Reviews for Controversy and Consensus
"Jensen’s book helps lay the foundations of a new and comprehensive history of nuclear science." (Centaurus)