Schroedinger: Life and Thought

Canto Classics

By: Walter Moore

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Paperback | 8 October 2015

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Erwin Schroedinger was a brilliant and charming Austrian, a great scientist, and a man with a passionate interest in people and ideas. In this, the first comprehensive biography of Schroedinger, Walter Moore draws upon recollections of Schroedinger's friends, family and colleagues, and on contemporary records, letters and diaries. Schroedinger's life is portrayed against the backdrop of Europe at a time of change and unrest. His best known scientific work was the discovery of wave mechanics, for which he was awarded the Nobel prize in 1933. Schroedinger led a very intense life, both in his scientific research and in his personal life. Walter Moore has written a highly readable biography of this fascinating and complex man, which will appeal not only to scientists but to anyone interested in the history of our times, and in the life and thought of one of the great men of twentieth-century science.

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'Moore's book is a breathtaking accomplishment ... I can recommend it wholeheartedly.' Chemistry in Britain
'This book provides a fascinating insight into both the man and his times.' New Scientist
'This is the best book available today on the life and work of Schroedinger.' Times Higher Education Supplement
'... a bestseller among scientific biographies ...' Science
'What is life? That Schroedinger knew the answer, in more ways that one, is revealed to us in this biography.' Nature

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