Going for cold : a biography of a great physicist, Kurt Mendelssohn / J.G. Weisend II, G. Terence Meaden.
Weisend, J. G.; Meaden, George Terence.
2021
QC16.M463
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Title Going for cold : a biography of a great physicist, Kurt Mendelssohn / J.G. Weisend II, G. Terence Meaden.
Author Weisend, J. G.
ISBN 9783030611996 (electronic bk.)
303061199X (electronic bk.)
9783030611989 (print)
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61199-6
Publication Details Cham : Springer, 2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xx, 130 pages) : illustrations
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-61199-6 doi
Call Number QC16.M463
Dewey Decimal Classification 530.092
Summary This short but revealing biography tells the story of Kurt Mendelssohn FRS, one of the founding figures in the field of cryogenics, from his beginnings in Berlin through his move to Oxford in the 1930s, and his groundbreaking work in low temperature and solid state physics. He set up the first helium liquefier in the United Kingdom, and did fundamental research that increased our understanding of superconductivity and superfluid helium. Dr. Mendelssohn's vision extended beyond his scientific and technical achievements; he saw the potential for growth of cryogenics in industry, visiting China, Japan and India to forge global collaborations, founded the leading scientific journal in the field and established a conference series which still runs to this day. He published two monographs which remain as classics in the field. This book explores the story behind the science, in particular his relationships with other key figures in the cryogenics field, most notably Nicholas Kurti at Oxford, and his work outside cryogenics, including his novel ideas on the engineering of the pyramids.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Added Author Meaden, George Terence.
Series Springer biographies.
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Foundations: Berlin 1906-1925
University: Berlin 1925-1931
Transitions: Breslau/Oxford 1931-1933
All Things Super: Oxford 1933-1939
War and Controversy: Oxford 1940-1945
Studies and Students Oxford 1945-1973
Connections: 1945-1980
Travels: 1945-1980
Writings: 1945-1980
Pyramids
Epilogue
K. Mendelssohn's Publications
K. Mendelssohn's Doctoral Students and Their Dissertation Titles.

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