Lau, Ernst Gustav on 1963 May 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: Walther Bothe, Albert Einstein, Ernst Gehrcke, Hellborn, Janicki, Otto Lummer, Friedrich Paschen, Max Planck, Renninger, Arnold Sommerfeld, Wilhelm Wien; and Physikalische-Technische Reichsanstalt (Berlin).
Subject(s):	Bothe, W. (Walther), 1891- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 Gehrcke, Ernst Lau, Ernst Gustav, 1893- Lumme, Otto Paschen, F. (Friedrich), 1868-1947 Planck, Max, 1858-1947 Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951 Wien, W. (Wilhelm), 1864-1928 Physikalische-Technische Reichsanstalt (Berlin, Germany) Atomic theory Quantum theory Nuclear physics Science -- History Physicists

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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: Walther Bothe, Albert Einstein, Ernst Gehrcke, Hellborn, Janicki, Otto Lummer, Friedrich Paschen, Max Planck, Renninger, Arnold Sommerfeld, Wilhelm Wien; and Physikalische-Technische Reichsanstalt (Berlin).

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Bothe, W. (Walther), 1891-
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
Gehrcke, Ernst
Lau, Ernst Gustav, 1893-
Lumme, Otto
Paschen, F. (Friedrich), 1868-1947
Planck, Max, 1858-1947
Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951
Wien, W. (Wilhelm), 1864-1928
Physikalische-Technische Reichsanstalt (Berlin, Germany)
Atomic theory
Quantum theory
Nuclear physics
Science -- History
Physicists

Title:	Lau, Ernst Gustav on 1963 May 15: in German.
Name(s):	Lau, Ernst Gustav, 1893- Hertz, Gustav, 1887-, interviewer. Kahan, Theo, 1904-, interviewer. Heilbron, J. L., interviewer.
Type of Resource:	mixed material
Genre:	Oral histories. Interviews. Transcripts. Sound recordings.
Issuance:	monographic
Date Created:	1963
Extent:	Transcript: 7 pages. Audio recording: 1 7-inch reel (1 hour).
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: Walther Bothe, Albert Einstein, Ernst Gehrcke, Hellborn, Janicki, Otto Lummer, Friedrich Paschen, Max Planck, Renninger, Arnold Sommerfeld, Wilhelm Wien; and Physikalische-Technische Reichsanstalt (Berlin).
Note(s):	Remastered recordings and loan copies available at the American Philosophical Society. Advance notice of two business days required to use audio or video tapes. Interview conducted as part of the Archives for History of Quantum Physics (AHQP) project. Interview conducted by Gustav Ludwig Hertz, T. Kahan, and John L. Heilbron on 15 May 1963. Microfilmed for the History of Quantum Physics project. Copies available at the American Institute of Physics and AHQP Libraries of Deposit. 10" reel. Bethesda, Md.: Cutting Corp., 2003. Original recording remastered onto 10" reels and sent to the American Philosophical Society. Available at Archives for History of Quantum Physics Libraries of Deposit. In German. Includes name index.
Subject(s):	Bothe, W. (Walther), 1891- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 Gehrcke, Ernst Lau, Ernst Gustav, 1893- Lumme, Otto Paschen, F. (Friedrich), 1868-1947 Planck, Max, 1858-1947 Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951 Wien, W. (Wilhelm), 1864-1928 Physikalische-Technische Reichsanstalt (Berlin, Germany) Atomic theory Quantum theory Nuclear physics Science -- History Physicists
Library Classification:	OH 4732
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 Ernst Gustav Lau by Gustav Hertz, T. Kahan, and John L. Heilbron on 1963 May 15, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA, http://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla:269364 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.
In Collections:	Foreign Language Oral History Transcripts