01546 a2200229 4500 11412 IN-BhIIT 20260218145926.0 260218b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780521354349 (pbk.) IN-BhIIT eng 925 MOO/S Moore, Walter J. Author 27285 Schrödinger: life and thought / Walter J. Moore New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989. xi, 513 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Includes bibliographical references. and index. Erwin Schrödinger was a brilliant and charming Austrian, a great scientist, and a man with a passionate interest in people and ideas. In this, the first comprehensive biography of Schrödinger, Walter Moore draws upon recollections of Schrödinger's friends, family and colleagues, and on contemporary records, letters and diaries. Schrödinger's life is portrayed against the backdrop of Europe at a time of change and unrest. His best known scientific work was the discovery of wave mechanics, for which he was awarded the Nobel prize in 1933. Schrödinger led a very intense life, both in his scientific research and in his personal life. Walter Moore has written a highly readable biography of this fascinating and complex man, which will appeal not only to scientists but to anyone interested in the history of our times, and in the life and thought of one of the great men of twentieth-century science. biography GEN 15326 15326 0 0 ddc 0 0 GEN CLIITBBS CLIITBBS 2026-02-05 31 2074.67 0 925 MOO/S 11412 2026-02-05 00:00:00 2842.02 2026-02-05 GEN