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Schrodinger: Life and Thought

by Walter J. Moore · 1989 · 525 pages

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The first comprehensive biography of Erwin Schrodinger—a brilliant and charming Austrian scientist—is drawn from the recollections of friends, family and colleagues, as well as contemporary records, letters and diaries.

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biographyscience
Setting
austria
Audience
adult
Length
long · 525 pages

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