A Life of Erwin Schrödinger (Canto original series) - Softcover

Moore, Walter J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521469341 ISBN 13: 9780521469340

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

Erwin Schrödinger was a brilliant and charming Austrian, and one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century. This abridgement of Walter Moore's magisterial Schrödinger: Life and Thought offers a highly readable account, interweaving Schrödinger's scientific work with his intense personal friendships, his interest in mysticism, and the turbulent background of political events in Europe. Hailed as a "breathtaking accomplishment," Walter Moore's colorful account is destined to become a classic of scientific biography.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This book is about Erwin Schrodinger who was a brilliant and charming Austrian, one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century, and a man with a passionate interest in people and ideas.

Review:

'The best book available today on the life and work of Schrödinger.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

'It is an attempt to analyze a soul, and in that respect it surpasses even The Double Helix by James Watson in its examination of the most visceral drives of a great scientist.' The New York Times Book Review

'A bestseller among scientific biographies.' Science

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521469341
• ISBN 13: 9780521469340
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 364