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Author: A. J. Kox (Pieter Zeeman Professor of History of Physics, Emeritus, Pieter Zeeman Professor of History of Physics, Emeritus, University of Amsterdam) ,
H. F. Schatz (Free-lance editor and translator, Free-lance editor and translator)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.654kg
ISBN: 9780198870500
ISBN 10: 0198870507
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 18 February 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Lorentz surely is one of the most important scientists ever to have lived, and yet, as far as I know, this will be the first book-size biography of him in English. The book is most interesting in its account of Lorentz's social role in science and politics, especially as a peace-promoter in the inter-war period. The portrait of Lorentz is well-balanced and does not fall into the traps of hagiography. In the concluding section, we see the greatness as well as a few weaknesses of the man. * Olivier Darrigol, CNRS * A biography of Lorentz is long overdue. Most physicists today are unaware of Lorentz's significance in establishing contemporary physics or that many of today's textbook accounts of electromagnetism derive from his work. This book will help achieve the historical goal of enabling readers of all types to learn about and appreciate Lorentz as well as the origins and significance of contemporary physics. * David C. Cassidy, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY *
A commendable and highly readable biography of a great scientist. * Michael Eckert, Physics Today * A biography of Lorentz is long overdue. Most physicists today are unaware of Lorentz's significance in establishing contemporary physics or that many of today's textbook accounts of electromagnetism derive from his work. This book will help achieve the historical goal of enabling readers of all types to learn about and appreciate Lorentz as well as the origins and significance of contemporary physics. * David C. Cassidy, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY * Lorentz surely is one of the most important scientists ever to have lived, and yet, as far as I know, this will be the first book-size biography of him in English. The book is most interesting in its account of Lorentz's social role in science and politics, especially as a peace-promoter in the inter-war period. The portrait of Lorentz is well-balanced and does not fall into the traps of hagiography. In the concluding section, we see the greatness as well as a few weaknesses of the man. * Olivier Darrigol, CNRS *
A biography of Lorentz is long overdue. Most physicists today are unaware of Lorentz's significance in establishing contemporary physics or that many of today's textbook accounts of electromagnetism derive from his work. This book will help achieve the historical goal of enabling readers of all types to learn about and appreciate Lorentz as well as the origins and significance of contemporary physics. * David C. Cassidy, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY * Lorentz surely is one of the most important scientists ever to have lived, and yet, as far as I know, this will be the first book-size biography of him in English. The book is most interesting in its account of Lorentz's social role in science and politics, especially as a peace-promoter in the inter-war period. The portrait of Lorentz is well-balanced and does not fall into the traps of hagiography. In the concluding section, we see the greatness as well as a few weaknesses of the man. * Olivier Darrigol, CNRS *
Author Information
Anne J. Kox was trained as a theoretical physicist and obtained a doctorate from the University of Amsterdam. After ten years of research in theoretical physics, he switched to the field of history of science. In his research he has focused on the history of modern physics, in particular in the Netherlands. For thirty years, he has been one of the editors of the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. He also edited the two-volume edition of the scientific correspondence of Hendrik Antoon Lorentz. At the University of Amsterdam, he is now Pieter Zeeman Professor of History of Physics, Emeritus. Henriette F. Schatz holds a Master's Degree in translation and interpretation from the University of Amsterdam and a Doctorate in Linguistics from Georgetown University, Washington DC. She has been active as an interpreter, translator, and editor since the early nineteen sixties. After writing a doctoral dissertation on the city dialect of Amsterdam, she worked in sociolinguistic research, both in the United States and in the Netherlands. After some ten years of research, she moved on to international management consulting. In recent years she has focused again on editing and translating mainly scientific texts, such as the letters by Dutch correspondents in the scientific correspondence of Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, edited by A.J. Kox.
