Establishing quantum physics in Berlin: Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922
Chapter 1. Einstein Comes to Berlin -- Chapter 2. The Foundation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics -- Chapter 3. The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics under Einstein’s Directorship 1917–1922 -- Chapter 4. Einstein’s Directorship: An Evaluation -- Appendix
Gespeichert in:
| Hauptverfasser: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Cham, Switzerland
Springer
[2020]
|
| Schriftenreihe: | SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Zusammenfassung: | Chapter 1. Einstein Comes to Berlin -- Chapter 2. The Foundation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics -- Chapter 3. The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics under Einstein’s Directorship 1917–1922 -- Chapter 4. Einstein’s Directorship: An Evaluation -- Appendix This book explores Albert Einstein’s move to Berlin and the establishment of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics under his directorship. Einstein’s call to Berlin was supported by a group of prominent physicists, including Fritz Haber, Walter Nernst, Max Planck, Heinrich Rubens, Emil Warburg, and the young astronomer Erwin Freundlich, in the expectation that Einstein and the institute would take the lead in advancing quantum physics in its early phase. Examining both the abortive attempt and the successful opening of the institute in 1917, it also discusses in detail the institute’s activities up to 1922, when Einstein relinquished the directorship, as well as his reasons for stepping down. The final chapter evaluates the institute’s activities and its role in the advancement of physics. In the end, the institute only partially fulfilled the expectations of its promoters because of the waning interest in quantum physics on the part of its director and board, and also because of Einstein’s refusal to exert scientific leadership. The book is part of a series of publications in the SpringerBriefs series on the early network of quantum physics |
| Beschreibung: | vi, 127 Seiten 1 Illustration 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9783030631215 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV047348122 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 20220824 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 210628s2020 sz a||| |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9783030631215 |9 978-3-030-63121-5 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)1246288800 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)KXP1749506483 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rda | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 044 | |a sz |c XA-CH | ||
| 049 | |a DE-210 | ||
| 084 | |a UB 2430 |0 (DE-625)145311: |2 rvk | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Goenner, Hubert |d 1936- |e Verfasser |0 (DE-588)115432175 |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Establishing quantum physics in Berlin |b Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 |c Hubert Goenner, Giuseppe Castagnetti |
| 264 | 1 | |a Cham, Switzerland |b Springer |c [2020] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2020 | |
| 300 | |a vi, 127 Seiten |b 1 Illustration |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 490 | 0 | |a SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology | |
| 520 | 3 | |a Chapter 1. Einstein Comes to Berlin -- Chapter 2. The Foundation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics -- Chapter 3. The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics under Einstein’s Directorship 1917–1922 -- Chapter 4. Einstein’s Directorship: An Evaluation -- Appendix | |
| 520 | 3 | |a This book explores Albert Einstein’s move to Berlin and the establishment of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics under his directorship. Einstein’s call to Berlin was supported by a group of prominent physicists, including Fritz Haber, Walter Nernst, Max Planck, Heinrich Rubens, Emil Warburg, and the young astronomer Erwin Freundlich, in the expectation that Einstein and the institute would take the lead in advancing quantum physics in its early phase. Examining both the abortive attempt and the successful opening of the institute in 1917, it also discusses in detail the institute’s activities up to 1922, when Einstein relinquished the directorship, as well as his reasons for stepping down. The final chapter evaluates the institute’s activities and its role in the advancement of physics. In the end, the institute only partially fulfilled the expectations of its promoters because of the waning interest in quantum physics on the part of its director and board, and also because of Einstein’s refusal to exert scientific leadership. The book is part of a series of publications in the SpringerBriefs series on the early network of quantum physics | |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Einstein, Albert |d 1879-1955 |0 (DE-588)118529579 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 610 | 2 | 7 | |a Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften |0 (DE-588)2015138-X |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 648 | 7 | |a Geschichte 1917-1922 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Quantenphysik |0 (DE-588)4266670-3 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 651 | 7 | |a Berlin |0 (DE-588)4005728-8 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 653 | 0 | |a History | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astronomy | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Astrophysics | |
| 653 | 0 | |a Physics | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Einstein, Albert |d 1879-1955 |0 (DE-588)118529579 |D p |
| 689 | 0 | 1 | |a Berlin |0 (DE-588)4005728-8 |D g |
| 689 | 0 | 2 | |a Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften |0 (DE-588)2015138-X |D b |
| 689 | 0 | 3 | |a Quantenphysik |0 (DE-588)4266670-3 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | 4 | |a Geschichte 1917-1922 |A z |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Castagnetti, Giuseppe |d -2016 |e Verfasser |0 (DE-588)1227222963 |4 aut | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Erscheint auch als |n Online-Ausgabe |o 10.1007/978-3-030-63122-2 |z 978-3-030-63122-2 |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |m Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum |q application/pdf |u http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=032750377&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |3 Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| 940 | 1 | |n DHB | |
| 940 | 1 | |q DHB_DM | |
| 940 | 1 | |q BSB_NED_20220824 | |
| 942 | 1 | 1 | |c 509 |e 22/bsb |f 09042 |g 43155 |
| 942 | 1 | 1 | |c 370.9 |e 22/bsb |f 09042 |g 43155 |
| 942 | 1 | 1 | |c 509 |e 22/bsb |f 09041 |g 43155 |
| 942 | 1 | 1 | |c 370.9 |e 22/bsb |f 09041 |g 43155 |
| 943 | 1 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-032750377 | |
Datensatz im Suchindex
| _version_ | 1813177780037222400 |
|---|---|
| adam_text |
CONTENTS
1
EINSTEIN COMES
TO
BERLIN
.
1
1.1
RELATIONS
BETWEEN EINSTEIN
AND
BERLIN
PHYSICISTS
.
1
1.2
EINSTEIN'S
RECRUITMENT
.
7
1.3
WHAT WAS EXPECTED
FROM EINSTEIN?
.
9
1.4
A NEW
WAY
OF
ORGANIZING RESEARCH
IN PHYSICS?
.
12
REFERENCES
.
17
2
THE FOUNDATION
OF
THE
KWI FUER
PHYSIK
.
23
2.1
THE PRELIMINARIES.
A
FIRST UNSUCCESSFUL
ATTEMPT
TO
ESTABLISH
THE
INSTITUTE
.
23
2.2
EINSTEIN'S FIRST
YEARS IN BERLIN
.
28
2.3
THE
OPENING
OF
THE
KWI
FUER PHYSIK
.
30
REFERENCES
.
36
3
THE
KWI FUER
PHYSIK UNDER
EINSTEIN'S DIRECTORSHIP
1917-1922. 39
3.1
A
FIRST
PHASE
OF
SCARCE ACTIVITY
(1917-1919)
.
39
3.2
THE REAL
START.
THE
PERIOD
1919/20
.
45
3.3
THE
PERIOD 1920/21
.
60
3.4 THE PERIOD 1922/23
.
78
3.5
EINSTEIN
ENDS HIS
ACTIVITIES
AT
THE
KWI
FUER
PHYSIK
.
85
REFERENCES
.
90
4
EINSTEIN'S
DIRECTORSHIP:
AN
EVALUATION
.
99
4.1
THE
INSTITUTE'S
SPENDING
POLICY
.
99
4.2
THE
SCIENTISTS FUNDED
.
102
4.3
HOW
EFFECTIVE
WAS
THE
FUNDING?
.
104
4.4
THE
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
.
105
4.5
THE
SCIENTIFIC
PROGRAMS
OF
THE
DIREKTORIUM
MEMBERS
.
106
4.6 EINSTEIN'S RESEARCH
PROGRAM
AND
THE
KWI
FUER PHYSIK
.
109
4.7
EINSTEIN
AND
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AS A
COLLECTIVE ENTERPRISE
.
112
4.8 CONCLUSION
.
114
V
$
B1IOTHEK
DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM
HLUENCHE'A
VI
CONTENTS
4.9 RESEARCH PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY
THE
KWI
FUER
PHYSIK FROM
OCTOBER
1917
TO
MARCH 1923
.
116
REFERENCES
.
120
APPENDIX
.
125
UNCITED REFERENCES
.
127 |
| adam_txt |
CONTENTS
1
EINSTEIN COMES
TO
BERLIN
.
1
1.1
RELATIONS
BETWEEN EINSTEIN
AND
BERLIN
PHYSICISTS
.
1
1.2
EINSTEIN'S
RECRUITMENT
.
7
1.3
WHAT WAS EXPECTED
FROM EINSTEIN?
.
9
1.4
A NEW
WAY
OF
ORGANIZING RESEARCH
IN PHYSICS?
.
12
REFERENCES
.
17
2
THE FOUNDATION
OF
THE
KWI FUER
PHYSIK
.
23
2.1
THE PRELIMINARIES.
A
FIRST UNSUCCESSFUL
ATTEMPT
TO
ESTABLISH
THE
INSTITUTE
.
23
2.2
EINSTEIN'S FIRST
YEARS IN BERLIN
.
28
2.3
THE
OPENING
OF
THE
KWI
FUER PHYSIK
.
30
REFERENCES
.
36
3
THE
KWI FUER
PHYSIK UNDER
EINSTEIN'S DIRECTORSHIP
1917-1922. 39
3.1
A
FIRST
PHASE
OF
SCARCE ACTIVITY
(1917-1919)
.
39
3.2
THE REAL
START.
THE
PERIOD
1919/20
.
45
3.3
THE
PERIOD 1920/21
.
60
3.4 THE PERIOD 1922/23
.
78
3.5
EINSTEIN
ENDS HIS
ACTIVITIES
AT
THE
KWI
FUER
PHYSIK
.
85
REFERENCES
.
90
4
EINSTEIN'S
DIRECTORSHIP:
AN
EVALUATION
.
99
4.1
THE
INSTITUTE'S
SPENDING
POLICY
.
99
4.2
THE
SCIENTISTS FUNDED
.
102
4.3
HOW
EFFECTIVE
WAS
THE
FUNDING?
.
104
4.4
THE
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
.
105
4.5
THE
SCIENTIFIC
PROGRAMS
OF
THE
DIREKTORIUM
MEMBERS
.
106
4.6 EINSTEIN'S RESEARCH
PROGRAM
AND
THE
KWI
FUER PHYSIK
.
109
4.7
EINSTEIN
AND
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AS A
COLLECTIVE ENTERPRISE
.
112
4.8 CONCLUSION
.
114
V
$
B1IOTHEK
DEUTSCHES
MUSEUM
HLUENCHE'A
VI
CONTENTS
4.9 RESEARCH PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY
THE
KWI
FUER
PHYSIK FROM
OCTOBER
1917
TO
MARCH 1923
.
116
REFERENCES
.
120
APPENDIX
.
125
UNCITED REFERENCES
.
127 |
| any_adam_object | 1 |
| any_adam_object_boolean | 1 |
| author | Goenner, Hubert 1936- Castagnetti, Giuseppe -2016 |
| author_GND | (DE-588)115432175 (DE-588)1227222963 |
| author_facet | Goenner, Hubert 1936- Castagnetti, Giuseppe -2016 |
| author_role | aut aut |
| author_sort | Goenner, Hubert 1936- |
| author_variant | h g hg g c gc |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV047348122 |
| classification_rvk | UB 2430 |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)1246288800 (DE-599)KXP1749506483 |
| discipline | Physik |
| discipline_str_mv | Physik |
| era | Geschichte 1917-1922 gnd |
| era_facet | Geschichte 1917-1922 |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>00000nam a2200000 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV047348122</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20220824</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">210628s2020 sz a||| |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9783030631215</subfield><subfield code="9">978-3-030-63121-5</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1246288800</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)KXP1749506483</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">sz</subfield><subfield code="c">XA-CH</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-210</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="084" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">UB 2430</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-625)145311:</subfield><subfield code="2">rvk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Goenner, Hubert</subfield><subfield code="d">1936-</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)115432175</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Establishing quantum physics in Berlin</subfield><subfield code="b">Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922</subfield><subfield code="c">Hubert Goenner, Giuseppe Castagnetti</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Cham, Switzerland</subfield><subfield code="b">Springer</subfield><subfield code="c">[2020]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2020</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">vi, 127 Seiten</subfield><subfield code="b">1 Illustration</subfield><subfield code="c">24 cm</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Chapter 1. Einstein Comes to Berlin -- Chapter 2. The Foundation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics -- Chapter 3. The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics under Einstein’s Directorship 1917–1922 -- Chapter 4. Einstein’s Directorship: An Evaluation -- Appendix</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1="3" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">This book explores Albert Einstein’s move to Berlin and the establishment of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics under his directorship. Einstein’s call to Berlin was supported by a group of prominent physicists, including Fritz Haber, Walter Nernst, Max Planck, Heinrich Rubens, Emil Warburg, and the young astronomer Erwin Freundlich, in the expectation that Einstein and the institute would take the lead in advancing quantum physics in its early phase. Examining both the abortive attempt and the successful opening of the institute in 1917, it also discusses in detail the institute’s activities up to 1922, when Einstein relinquished the directorship, as well as his reasons for stepping down. The final chapter evaluates the institute’s activities and its role in the advancement of physics. In the end, the institute only partially fulfilled the expectations of its promoters because of the waning interest in quantum physics on the part of its director and board, and also because of Einstein’s refusal to exert scientific leadership. The book is part of a series of publications in the SpringerBriefs series on the early network of quantum physics</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Einstein, Albert</subfield><subfield code="d">1879-1955</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)118529579</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="610" ind1="2" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)2015138-X</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1917-1922</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Quantenphysik</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4266670-3</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Berlin</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4005728-8</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">History</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astronomy</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Astrophysics</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="653" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Physics</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Einstein, Albert</subfield><subfield code="d">1879-1955</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)118529579</subfield><subfield code="D">p</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Berlin</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4005728-8</subfield><subfield code="D">g</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)2015138-X</subfield><subfield code="D">b</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="3"><subfield code="a">Quantenphysik</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4266670-3</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1917-1922</subfield><subfield code="A">z</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Castagnetti, Giuseppe</subfield><subfield code="d">-2016</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)1227222963</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Erscheint auch als</subfield><subfield code="n">Online-Ausgabe</subfield><subfield code="o">10.1007/978-3-030-63122-2</subfield><subfield code="z">978-3-030-63122-2</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="m">Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum</subfield><subfield code="q">application/pdf</subfield><subfield code="u">http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=032750377&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA</subfield><subfield code="3">Inhaltsverzeichnis</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="940" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="n">DHB</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="940" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="q">DHB_DM</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="940" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="q">BSB_NED_20220824</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">509</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield><subfield code="f">09042</subfield><subfield code="g">43155</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">370.9</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield><subfield code="f">09042</subfield><subfield code="g">43155</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">509</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield><subfield code="f">09041</subfield><subfield code="g">43155</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">370.9</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield><subfield code="f">09041</subfield><subfield code="g">43155</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="943" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-032750377</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| geographic | Berlin (DE-588)4005728-8 gnd |
| geographic_facet | Berlin |
| id | DE-604.BV047348122 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| index_date | 2024-07-03T17:36:49Z |
| indexdate | 2024-10-17T16:04:39Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9783030631215 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-032750377 |
| oclc_num | 1246288800 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-210 |
| owner_facet | DE-210 |
| physical | vi, 127 Seiten 1 Illustration 24 cm |
| psigel | DHB_DM BSB_NED_20220824 |
| publishDate | 2020 |
| publishDateSearch | 2020 |
| publishDateSort | 2020 |
| publisher | Springer |
| record_format | marc |
| series2 | SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology |
| spelling | Goenner, Hubert 1936- Verfasser (DE-588)115432175 aut Establishing quantum physics in Berlin Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 Hubert Goenner, Giuseppe Castagnetti Cham, Switzerland Springer [2020] ©2020 vi, 127 Seiten 1 Illustration 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology Chapter 1. Einstein Comes to Berlin -- Chapter 2. The Foundation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics -- Chapter 3. The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics under Einstein’s Directorship 1917–1922 -- Chapter 4. Einstein’s Directorship: An Evaluation -- Appendix This book explores Albert Einstein’s move to Berlin and the establishment of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics under his directorship. Einstein’s call to Berlin was supported by a group of prominent physicists, including Fritz Haber, Walter Nernst, Max Planck, Heinrich Rubens, Emil Warburg, and the young astronomer Erwin Freundlich, in the expectation that Einstein and the institute would take the lead in advancing quantum physics in its early phase. Examining both the abortive attempt and the successful opening of the institute in 1917, it also discusses in detail the institute’s activities up to 1922, when Einstein relinquished the directorship, as well as his reasons for stepping down. The final chapter evaluates the institute’s activities and its role in the advancement of physics. In the end, the institute only partially fulfilled the expectations of its promoters because of the waning interest in quantum physics on the part of its director and board, and also because of Einstein’s refusal to exert scientific leadership. The book is part of a series of publications in the SpringerBriefs series on the early network of quantum physics Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 (DE-588)118529579 gnd rswk-swf Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften (DE-588)2015138-X gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1917-1922 gnd rswk-swf Quantenphysik (DE-588)4266670-3 gnd rswk-swf Berlin (DE-588)4005728-8 gnd rswk-swf History Astronomy Astrophysics Physics Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 (DE-588)118529579 p Berlin (DE-588)4005728-8 g Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften (DE-588)2015138-X b Quantenphysik (DE-588)4266670-3 s Geschichte 1917-1922 z DE-604 Castagnetti, Giuseppe -2016 Verfasser (DE-588)1227222963 aut Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 10.1007/978-3-030-63122-2 978-3-030-63122-2 Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=032750377&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Goenner, Hubert 1936- Castagnetti, Giuseppe -2016 Establishing quantum physics in Berlin Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 (DE-588)118529579 gnd Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften (DE-588)2015138-X gnd Quantenphysik (DE-588)4266670-3 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)118529579 (DE-588)2015138-X (DE-588)4266670-3 (DE-588)4005728-8 |
| title | Establishing quantum physics in Berlin Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 |
| title_auth | Establishing quantum physics in Berlin Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 |
| title_exact_search | Establishing quantum physics in Berlin Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 |
| title_exact_search_txtP | Establishing quantum physics in Berlin Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 |
| title_full | Establishing quantum physics in Berlin Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 Hubert Goenner, Giuseppe Castagnetti |
| title_fullStr | Establishing quantum physics in Berlin Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 Hubert Goenner, Giuseppe Castagnetti |
| title_full_unstemmed | Establishing quantum physics in Berlin Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 Hubert Goenner, Giuseppe Castagnetti |
| title_short | Establishing quantum physics in Berlin |
| title_sort | establishing quantum physics in berlin einstein and the kaiser wilhelm institute for physics 1917 1922 |
| title_sub | Einstein and the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics, 1917-1922 |
| topic | Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 (DE-588)118529579 gnd Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften (DE-588)2015138-X gnd Quantenphysik (DE-588)4266670-3 gnd |
| topic_facet | Einstein, Albert 1879-1955 Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften Quantenphysik Berlin |
| url | http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=032750377&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT goennerhubert establishingquantumphysicsinberlineinsteinandthekaiserwilhelminstituteforphysics19171922 AT castagnettigiuseppe establishingquantumphysicsinberlineinsteinandthekaiserwilhelminstituteforphysics19171922 |