The Physical Tourist (eBook)

A Science Guide for the Traveler

John S. Rigden, Roger H Stuewer (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2009 | 2009
VIII, 251 Seiten
Springer Basel (Verlag)
978-3-7643-8933-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Travelers differ.At one extreme are random travelers who see what they accidentally bump into.At the other extreme are the lock-step travelers who follow a banner (or a red umbrella) and look when and where a voice tells them to look. Between these extremes are the guide-book travelers who identify the whereabouts of those sites that interest them and they plan their sightseeing accordingly. If a traveler's interests are captivated by the arts, guide books can be very helpful. For example, the table of contents of a current guide book for travelers going to G- many has sections on architecture, art, literature, music and cinema.The index gives page references for famous writers, musicians, and artists.Yet, while Germany was a dominate force in physical science during the 19th and into the 20th centuries and while the names and photos of prominent German physical scientists who worked in this period are sprinkled through the pages of textbooks, only one scientist is m- tioned by name:Albert Einstein is identified as the most famous citizen of Ulm.

Inhalt

Contents 5
Preface 7
The Whipple Museum and Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge 9
Scientific Travels in the Irish Countryside 14
St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth 14
Galway 18
The Rosse Telescope 23
Geology 26
Note 27
References 27
Physics in Edinburgh: From Napier’s Bones to Higgs’s Boson 28
The Seventeenth Century 30
The Scottish Enlightenment 35
The Nineteenth Century 41
The Twentieth Century 47
Other Places to Visit 52
Acknowledgment 58
References 58
Historical Sites of Physical Science in Copenhagen 62
Copenhagen 62
Bredgade 62 (F4) 62
Ved Stranden 14 (E5) 63
The Royal Danish Academy, Dantes Plads (E5) 63
Klareboderne/Købmagergade (E5) 64
The Round Tower, Købmagergade 52A(E5) 65
Store Kannikestræde 16 (E5) 68
Vor Frue Kirke,Vor Frue Plads (E5) 69
Nørregade 21 (E5) 69
Studiestræde 6 (E5) 71
Ørstedparken, Nørre Voldgade (D5) 72
Rosenborg Castle, Øster Voldgade 4A(E4) 73
Øster Voldgade 3 (E4) 73
Geological Museum, Øster Voldgade 5–7 (E4) 73
Polyteknisk Læreanstalt, Sølvtorvet, Sølvgade 83 (E4) 74
Blegdamsvej 17 (E3) 75
Assistens Kirkegård, Kapelvej 2 (D4) 76
The Carlsberg Honorary Residence, Gamle Carlsbergvej,Valby (C6) 76
A Parisian Walk along the Landmarks of the Discovery of Radioactivity 80
References 87
Physics in Berlin I:The Historical City Center 88
References 97
II:Through the Western Part of the City: Charlottenburg 98
Through Dahlem 102
Potsdam 110
References 116
Some Historical Points of Interest in Göttingen 118
References 125
Peripatetic Highlights in Bern 127
Inroduction 127
A Junction in Space and Time 127
The Patent Office 130
Gymnasium Science 131
Einstein’s Old-Town Neighborhood 132
Bernese Metrology 134
The Naturforschende Gesellschaft 136
University Physics 137
Experimental Resurrection 142
Life in Länggasse 145
Acknowledgment 148
References 148
Vienna: A Random Walk in Science 150
Vienna 150
Physics in Vienna 151
A Scientific Walking Tour in Vienna 162
Scientific Sites in Other Districts of Vienna 173
References 177
Budapest: A Random Walk in Science and Culture 179
Budapest 179
I District 180
II District 184
III District 187
XII District 188
XI District 192
V District 198
VI District 201
VII District 202
VIII District 203
IX District 207
X District 208
IV District 209
XIII District 211
XIV District 212
XVI District 214
XVII District 214
XVIII District 214
XX District 215
XXI District 215
XXII District 215
Conclusions 215
Acknowledgments 216
References 216
Physics and New York City 218
Introduction 218
Two Famous Serbs and an American from the Midwest 219
The Hall of Fame for Great Americans 222
Albert Einstein, Otto Stern, and Henry Goldman 224
Oppenheimer, Feynman, Schwinger, and Rabi 227
New York City High Schools 229
The New York Academy of Sciences 230
Universities and Colleges 231
Fordham University,Victor F. Hess, and the Washington Heights Subway 231
Cooper Union 233
City University of New York 235
New York University 239
Columbia University 242
Polytechnic University 245
The Manhattan Project 246
A Physics Stroll through Manhattan 246
Conclusion 250
References 251

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.5.2009
• Zusatzinfo: VIII, 251 p.
• Verlagsort: Basel
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Albert Einstein • Cavendish Laboratory • Evolution • History of physics • Physics
• ISBN-10: 3-7643-8933-8 / 3764389338
• ISBN-13: 978-3-7643-8933-8 / 9783764389338