L.I. Mandelstam and His School in Physics

Alexander Alexandrovich Pechenkin graduated from the Mendeleev Moscow Institute of Chemistry and Technology in 1963, and received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Philosophy at the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1968. In 1976 he graduated from the Mechanico-Mathematical Faculty (School) at Lomonosov Moscow State University.In 1985 Pechenkin received his Doctor of Science degree from the Institute of Philosophy. In 1985 he was appointed Professor of History at the USSR Academy of Sciences Science Institute of History of Science and Technology. He has received various grants and honors from the Russian Foundation of Scientific Research in Humanities and from the Russian Foundation of Fundamental Research and other international institutions, including: -          1995 the German Museum (Munich) three-month fellowship-          1998–2003State Stipend of Russian Federation-          1997–1998 Fulbright Program Grant-          1998 American Institute of Physics. Grant in Aid-          1997, 1998, 2002 the British Academy fellowships-          2001 Central European University fellowship-          2003 Rockefeller Archive Centre one-month residency fellowship-          2004 American Philosophical Society, John Slater fellowship-          2004, 2005, 2006, 2017 Chemical Heritage Foundation Library fellowships-          2011 Robert W. Allington Fellowship from Chemical Heritage Foundation-          2014 fellowship from Kone Foundation-          1992–1993, 1993; 1995–1996; 2001 Central European University and Open Society Institute Grants He has authored 8 Russian and 2 international books and is the editor of five contributed books. He has also contributed chapters to various books and written numerous scientific publications.

• Introduction.- Mandelstam’s Youth and his Strasbourg Years.- The Strasbourg Period: Radio-Engineering.- The Strasbourg Period: Optics.- The Years of Pilgrimage (1914–1925).- Moscow State University (1925–1935).- Research in Optics: Odessa, Moscow.- The Scientific School of Mandelstam -  The Early Steps and Results.- The Mandelstam School. Theory of Non-linear Oscillations.- A Continuation - The Mandelstam-Andronov School.- M.A.Leontovich: From Statistical  Physics to Physics of Plasma.- Moscow State University and the Academy of Sciences.- Borovoie and the Last Year in Moscow.- Mandelstam’s Operationalism.- L. I. Mandelstam’s Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics in the Context of the Discussions of the 1930–1940s.- A. D. Alexandrov Criticizing Mandelstam’s Philosophy as it is Presented in his “Complete Works”.