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This book presents the Nobel Laureate Vitaly Ginzburg's views on the development in the field of superconductivity. It contains a selection of Ginzburg's key writings, including his amended version of the Nobel lecture in Physics 2003. Also included are an expanded autobiography, which was written for the Nobel Committee, an article entitled "A Scientific Autobiography: An Attempt," a fundamental article co-written with L.D. Landau entitled "To the theory of superconductivity," an expanded review article "Superconductivity and superfluidity (what was done and what was not done)," and some newly written short articles about superconductivity and related subjects. So, in toto, presented here are the personal contributions of Ginzburg, that resulted in the Nobel Prize, in the context of his scientific biography.
List of contents
On Superconductivity and Superfluidity (What I Have and Have Not Managed to Do), As Well As on the 'Physical Minimum' at the Beginning of the 21st Century.- Superconductivity and Superfluidity.- A Few Comments on Superconductivity Research.- On the Theory of Superconductivity.- 'Nobel' Autobiography.- A Scientific Autobiography: An Attempt.- Vitaly L. Ginzburg: A Bibliometric Study.
About the author
Vitaly L. Ginzburg was born 4 October 1916 in Moscow, Russia. Graduated from Moscow State University in 1938. Defended candidate dissertation (Ph.D.) in Moscow State University in 1940. From 1940 till now works in P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute Acad. Sci. USSR (now Russian Acad. Sci.). In 1942 defended Dr. Sci. dissertation. From 1971 till 1988 - head (director) of I. E. Tamm department of theoretical physics, from 1988 till now adviser in Russian Acad. Sci. and head of the theoretical group in P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute. From 1945 was visiting professor in Gorkii State University and from 1968 till now professor in Moscow Physico-Technical Institute. In 1953 was elected corresponding member of Acad. Sci. USSR and in 1966 - full member. Decorated with USSR and Russian orders.§V. L. Ginzburg is the author of several hundreds papers and many books including
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This book presents a Nobel Laureate's view of the development in the field of superconductivity. It contains a selection of writings by Vitaly L. Ginzburg, including the author’s amended version of the Nobel lecture in Physics 2003. Also included are an expanded autobiography, which was written for the Nobel Committee, an article entitled "A Scientific Autobiography: An Attempt," a fundamental article co-written with L.D. Landau entitled "To the theory of superconductivity," an expanded review article "Superconductivity and superfluidity (what was done and what was not done)," and some new short articles about superconductivity and related subjects. The book presents the personal contribution of Ginzburg, resulting in the Nobel Prize, in the context of his scientific biography.
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From the reviews:
“Ginzburg’s final book, On Superconductivity and Superfluidity: A Scientific Autobiography, contains his 2003 Physics Nobel Prize lecture, his views on contemporary scientific and political issues, and his contributions to physics, particularly to his two favorite fields, mentioned in the book’s title. … The general public will find Ginzburg’s personal views interesting … . the book is intended for people with a physical-science or mathematical education.” (Valery Pokrovsky, Physics Today, January, 2010)
“The volume under review presents Vitaly Ginzburg’s personal impressions on the development in the field of superconductivity. The present book contains a selection of Ginzburg’s key writings, including his amended version of the Nobel lecture in Physics 2003. … The book is intended for people with a physical-science or mathematical education and the readers will find Vitaly Ginzburg’s personal views as very interesting.” (Vicenţiu D. Rădulescu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1205, 2011)
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From the reviews:
"Ginzburg's final book, On Superconductivity and Superfluidity: A Scientific Autobiography, contains his 2003 Physics Nobel Prize lecture, his views on contemporary scientific and political issues, and his contributions to physics, particularly to his two favorite fields, mentioned in the book's title. ... The general public will find Ginzburg's personal views interesting ... . the book is intended for people with a physical-science or mathematical education." (Valery Pokrovsky, Physics Today, January, 2010)
"The volume under review presents Vitaly Ginzburg's personal impressions on the development in the field of superconductivity. The present book contains a selection of Ginzburg's key writings, including his amended version of the Nobel lecture in Physics 2003. ... The book is intended for people with a physical-science or mathematical education and the readers will find Vitaly Ginzburg's personal views as very interesting." (Vicentiu D. Radulescu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1205, 2011)
