Friedrich, Walter on 1963 May 15 (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: Peter Josef William Debye, Friedrich Dessauer, Paul Sophus Epstein, Peter Paul Ewald, P. H. R. von Groth, Paul Knipping, Max Theodor Felix von Laue, W. C. Röntgen, Arnold Sommerfeld; Universität Frankfurt, Universität München.
Subject(s):	Debye, Peter J. W. (Peter Josef William), 1884-1966 Dessauer, Friedrich Epstein, Paul S. (Paul Sophus), 1883-1966 Ewald, Paul Peter, 1888-1985 Friedrich, Walter, 1883-1968 Groth, P. H. R. von Knipping, Paul Laue, Max von, 1879-1960 Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad, 1845-1923 Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951 Universität Frankfurt am Main. Universität München. Atomic theory Nuclear physics Quantum theory 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: Peter Josef William Debye, Friedrich Dessauer, Paul Sophus Epstein, Peter Paul Ewald, P. H. R. von Groth, Paul Knipping, Max Theodor Felix von Laue, W. C. Röntgen, Arnold Sommerfeld; Universität Frankfurt, Universität München.

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Debye, Peter J. W. (Peter Josef William), 1884-1966
Dessauer, Friedrich
Epstein, Paul S. (Paul Sophus), 1883-1966
Ewald, Paul Peter, 1888-1985
Friedrich, Walter, 1883-1968
Groth, P. H. R. von
Knipping, Paul
Laue, Max von, 1879-1960
Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad, 1845-1923
Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951
Universität Frankfurt am Main.
Universität München.
Atomic theory
Nuclear physics
Quantum theory
Science -- History
Physicists

Title:	Friedrich, Walter on 1963 May 15 (German).
Name(s):	Friedrich, Walter, 1883-1968 Heilbron, J. L., interviewer. Hertz, Gustav, 1887-, interviewer. Kahan, Theo, 1904-, interviewer.
Type of Resource:	mixed material
Genre:	Oral histories. Interviews. Sound recordings. Transcripts.
Issuance:	monographic
Date Created:	1963
Extent:	Transcript: 13 pages. Audio recording: 1 7 inch reel (1.0 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: Peter Josef William Debye, Friedrich Dessauer, Paul Sophus Epstein, Peter Paul Ewald, P. H. R. von Groth, Paul Knipping, Max Theodor Felix von Laue, W. C. Röntgen, Arnold Sommerfeld; Universität Frankfurt, Universität München.
Note(s):	Remastered recordings and loan copies available at the American Philosophical Society. Interview conducted by Gustav Ludwig Hertz, T. Kahan, and John L. Heilbron, 15 May 1963. Interview conducted as part of the Archives for History of Quantum Physics (AHQP) 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. In German. Includes name index.
Subject(s):	Debye, Peter J. W. (Peter Josef William), 1884-1966 Dessauer, Friedrich Epstein, Paul S. (Paul Sophus), 1883-1966 Ewald, Paul Peter, 1888-1985 Friedrich, Walter, 1883-1968 Groth, P. H. R. von Knipping, Paul Laue, Max von, 1879-1960 Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad, 1845-1923 Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951 Universität Frankfurt am Main. Universität München. Atomic theory Nuclear physics Quantum theory Science -- History Physicists
Library Classification:	OH 4614
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 Walter Friedrich by Gustav Hertz, T. Kahan, and John Heilbron on 1963 May 15, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA, http://repository.aip.org/islandora/object/nbla:266548 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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