Book presentation: "The adventurous life of Friedrich Georg Houtermans, physicist (1903-1966)", by Edoardo Amaldi

Tuesday 11 Nov 2014, 16:00 → 17:30 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

The physicist Friedrich Houtermans (1903-1966) was an essential promoter and proponent of the development of physics in Berne. He introduced a number of activities in the field of elementary particles, with a special focus on the physics of cosmic rays, and important contributions in applied physics. This biography of Houtermans was written by Edoardo Amaldi and was almost finished just before his unexpected death in 1989. The editors have only corrected typographical errors and have introduced only minimal text changes in order to preserve the original content. Additionally they have collected and included unpublished pictures and memories from Houtermans’ students and collaborators. The text is the result of a thorough and intensive study on Houtermans’ life and character carried out by Edoardo Amaldi. It is more than a biography, since the figure of Houtermans is set in a historical perspective of Europe between the two world wars. This book will be of great interest to historians and historians of science.

The book will be presented by the editors, together with Ugo Amaldi.

"The adventurous life of Friedrich Georg Houtermans, physicist (1903-1966)", by E. Amaldi,  edited by S. Braccini, A. Ereditato, and P. Scampoli, 2014, Springer, ISBN 9783642328541
Tuesday  11/11/2014 at 1600 in the Main Auditorium

Coffee will be served from 1530

E-book http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32855-8

Publisher's information http://www.springer.com/physics/history+%26+philosophical+foundations+of+physics/book/978-3-642-32854-1