Physics and Politics in Revolutionary Russia

"Will certainly become one of the standard works on the history of modern scientific institutions."—Spencer Weart, American Institute of Physics

About the author

Paul Josephson is Professor of Political Science at Sarah Lawrence College.

Summary

Recounts the development of physics in Soviet Russia up to World War II. This title focuses on Leningrad, center of Soviet physics until the late 1930s, discusses the impact of scientific, cultural, and political revolution on physicists' research and professional aspirations.

Product details

• Authors: Paul R. Josephson, Josephson Paul R.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.1991
• EAN: 9780520074828
• ISBN: 978-0-520-07482-8
• No. of pages: 330
• Series: California Studies in the Hist; California Studies in the History of Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, SCIENCE / General, MATHEMATICS / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Mathematics & science, Mathematics and science