Hertz, Gustav Ludwig on 1963 May 14 and 15: in German.
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Abstract/Description: | This interview was conducted as part of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics project, which includes tapes and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with circa 100 atomic and quantum physicists. Subjects discuss their family backgrounds, how they became interested in physics, their educations, people who influenced them, their careers including social influences on the conditions of research, and the state of atomic, nuclear, and quantum physics during the period in which they worked. Discussions of scientific matters relate to work that was done between approximately 1900 and 1930, with an emphasis on the discovery and interpretations of quantum mechanics in the 1920s. Also prominently mentioned are: Max Abraham, Niels Henrik David Bohr, Paul Ehrenfest, James Franck, Fritz Haber, Mrs. T. von Harbou, Holst, Fritz Houtermans, Philipp Lenard, Gustav Mie, Max Planck, Robert Wichard Pohl, Peter Pringsheim, Heinrich Rubens, K. Schmidt, Schuetze, Adolf Smekal, Arnold Sommerfeld, John Sealy Edward Townsend, Wilhelm Westphal; Berlin Technische Hochschule, Universität Berlin, Universität Göttingen, University of Halle, Universität Munich, Philips Laboratories (Eindhoven), and Siemens (A. G.). |
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Subject(s): | Abraham, Max, 1875-1922 Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962 Ehrenfest, Paul, 1880-1933 Franck, James, 1882-1964 Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934 Hertz, Gustav, 1887- Houtermans, F. G. (Friedrich Georg), 1903- Lenard, Philipp, 1862-1947 Mie, Gustav Adolf Feodor Wilhelm Ludwig, 1868- Planck, Max, 1858-1947 Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976 Pringsheim, Peter, 1881-1963 Rubens, Heinrich Smekal, Adolf Gustav Stephan, 1895-1959 Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951 Sir Townsend, John, 1868-1957 Westphal, Wilhelm H. (Wilhelm Heinrich), 1882- Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken Siemens & Halske. Technische Hochschule Berlin. Universität Göttingen. Universität Halle-Wittenberg Universität München. Atomic theory Nuclear physics Quantum theory Science -- History Physicists |
Title: | Hertz, Gustav Ludwig on 1963 May 14 and 15: in German. | |
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Name(s): |
Hertz, Gustav, 1887- Heilbron, J. L., interviewer. Kuhn, Thomas S., interviewer. |
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Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
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Oral histories. Interviews. Sound recordings. Transcripts. |
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Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Created: | 1963 | |
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Transcript: 41 pages. Audio recording: 1 7 inch reel (2.5 hours). |
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Abstract/Description: | This interview was conducted as part of the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics project, which includes tapes and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with circa 100 atomic and quantum physicists. Subjects discuss their family backgrounds, how they became interested in physics, their educations, people who influenced them, their careers including social influences on the conditions of research, and the state of atomic, nuclear, and quantum physics during the period in which they worked. Discussions of scientific matters relate to work that was done between approximately 1900 and 1930, with an emphasis on the discovery and interpretations of quantum mechanics in the 1920s. Also prominently mentioned are: Max Abraham, Niels Henrik David Bohr, Paul Ehrenfest, James Franck, Fritz Haber, Mrs. T. von Harbou, Holst, Fritz Houtermans, Philipp Lenard, Gustav Mie, Max Planck, Robert Wichard Pohl, Peter Pringsheim, Heinrich Rubens, K. Schmidt, Schuetze, Adolf Smekal, Arnold Sommerfeld, John Sealy Edward Townsend, Wilhelm Westphal; Berlin Technische Hochschule, Universität Berlin, Universität Göttingen, University of Halle, Universität Munich, Philips Laboratories (Eindhoven), and Siemens (A. G.). | |
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Remastered recordings and loan copies available at the American Philosophical Society. Interview conducted by John L. Heilbron and Thomas S. Kuhn, 14 and 15 May 1963. Interview conducted as part of the Archives for History of Quantum Physics (AHQP) project. Microfilmed for the Archives for the History of Quantum Physics project. 10" reel. Bethesda, Md.: Cutting Corp., 2003. Original recording remastered onto 10" reels and sent to the American Philosophical Society. Available at Archives for the History of Quantum Physics libraries of deposit. Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887-1975). In German. Includes name index. |
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Subject(s): |
Abraham, Max, 1875-1922 Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962 Ehrenfest, Paul, 1880-1933 Franck, James, 1882-1964 Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934 Hertz, Gustav, 1887- Houtermans, F. G. (Friedrich Georg), 1903- Lenard, Philipp, 1862-1947 Mie, Gustav Adolf Feodor Wilhelm Ludwig, 1868- Planck, Max, 1858-1947 Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976 Pringsheim, Peter, 1881-1963 Rubens, Heinrich Smekal, Adolf Gustav Stephan, 1895-1959 Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951 Sir Townsend, John, 1868-1957 Westphal, Wilhelm H. (Wilhelm Heinrich), 1882- Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken Siemens & Halske. Technische Hochschule Berlin. Universität Göttingen. Universität Halle-Wittenberg Universität München. Atomic theory Nuclear physics Quantum theory Science -- History Physicists |
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Library Classification: | OH 4667 | |
Held by: | American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA | |
Restrictions on Access: |
In footnotes or endnotes please cite AIP interviews like this: Interview of Gustav Ludwig Hertz by John Heilbron and Thomas S. Kuhn on 1963 May 14 and 15, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA, http://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla:266573 Oral history interview may be read by any researcher with an approved access application on file, but copies and quotes may not be made, except with the written permission of the Institute. |
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