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May 19, 1918–July 28, 2000. by robert p. crease. abraham pais was a theoretical physicist during the first part of his career and a science historian during the second. though born in amsterdam and a dutch speaker, he spent nearly all his career in the United states and was most comfortable in english. as a scientist he was a founder of ...
18 de may. de 2023 · May 18, 2023. Abraham Pais, with Tineke Buchter (later Tina Strobos) at left and Tineke’s mother Marie Schotte at right, photograph, 1941 (Wikimedia commons) Abraham Pais, a Dutch-American Jewish theoretical physicist and would-be historian of science, was born May 19, 1918. He studied physics in the Netherlands, his final years of study at ...
25 de ago. de 2005 · The late Abraham Pais was a distinguished physicist turned historian who knew Einstein both professionally and personally in the last years of his life. His biography combines a profound understanding of Einstein’s work with personal recollections from their years of acquaintance, illuminating the man through the development of his scientific thought.
19 de may. de 2015 · May 19, 1918, is the birthdate of Abraham Pais, a theoretical physicist who had a second career as an author of scientific biographies. Among his works is a highly regarded memoir of his own life, in which he describes his experience in the Netherlands during the Holocaust, when he narrowly avoided death a number of times.
The Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics recognizes outstanding scholarly achievements in the history of physics. The prize is given annually and will consist of $10,000 and a certificate citing the contributions of the recipient, plus an allowance for travel to an APS meeting to receive the award and deliver an invited lecture on the ...
31 de jul. de 2000 · Dr Abraham Pais, physicist who helped build conceptual foundations of modern theory of elementary particles, then became a science historian and wrote one of most acclaimed of all biographies of ...
5 de ene. de 2009 · Physics and its Concepts - Abraham Pais, ‘Subtle is the Lord’: the science and the life of Albert Einstein. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982. Pp. xvi + 552. ISBN 0-19-853-907-X. £15. - Volume 17 Issue 2. Last updated 20/06/24: Online ordering is currently unavailable due to technical issues.
