Forgotten Genius of Physics, a work on Marian Smoluchowski

The Story of Marian Smoluchowski

AvJan Grzanka,Boguslaw Paź

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Del 39 i serien Studies in Philosophy, Culture and Contemporary Society

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Beskrivning

The Forgotten Genius of Physics, a work on Marian Smoluchowski is a popular science book aimed at introducing the outstanding physicist and philosopher to a wider audience. It contains many biographical elements, using memoir materials that describe Smoluchowski as a teacher, scientist, mountaineer and family man, which were published in large numbers after the physicist’s unexpected death.In the last years of his life, Smoluchowski devoted much attention to the problem of randomness. His research laid the foundation for a new branch of mathematics - statistical physics. He is considered the creator of the discipline dealing with the application of probability theory to research in physics. Ironically, one could say that Smoluchowski’s death was a coincidence. During a trip to the Ojców region, he bathed in the small Pra˛tnica river. On the same day, sewage was released into the river from an Austrian army camp upstream, causing bacteriological contamination. This led to a severe attack of dysentery and prematurely ended the scientist’s life.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-02-28
Mått:148 x 210 x 0 mm
Vikt:608 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Philosophy, Culture and Contemporary Society
Antal sidor:420
Förlag:Peter Lang AG
ISBN:9783631924938

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Jan Grzanka holds a PhD in Philosophy from the Catholic University of Lublin. He is a member of PTFT and PTF and the editor-in-chief of the journals: Universitas Gedanensis and Festival Reminiscences. He also serves as the Vice-President of the Polish Shakespeare Society. Grzanka is the author and co-author of books on philosophy and Shakespearean studies

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction – Chapter I Chance – Chapter II Causality – Chapter III Propaedeutics in physics – Chapter IV Nobel – Chapter V A dispute over atoms – Chapter VI Brownian motion – Chapter VII Einstein – Smoluchowski – Sutherland – Chapter VIII Youth and family – Chapter IX Mountaineer – Chapter X Citations – Chapter XI Scientist – Chapter XII Aristotle – Chapter XIII Philosophy – Chapter XIV Beauty in physics – Chapter XV Utility – Chapter XVI Materialism – Chapter XVII Professor – Chapter XVIII The philosophy of physics – Chapter XIX Children – Chapter XX Commemoration – Annex – Conclusion – Vernissage – powerful, eternal nature – Acknowledgements – List of illustrations – Bibliography – Index of Names