A 1999 biography of one of Germany's most important scientists (active 1890 1933) and an historical examination of physics and chemistry.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface and acknowledgments; 1. The invention of identity; 2. Beginning; 3. The early researchers; 4. The Göttingen years; 5. The Nernst-Planck exchange; 6. Electricity and iron; 7. High temperatures and the heat theorem; 8. Theory and heat theory; 9. Berlin and low temperatures; 10. The incorporation of the quantum theory; 11. The witches Sabbath: the Solvay Congress; 12. The Nobel Prize; Conclusion; Bibliography; Notes; Index.