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Jayme Tiomno

- A Life for Science, a Life for Brazil

Jayme Tiomno

- A Life for Science, a Life for Brazil
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Jayme Tiomno (1920-2011) was one of the most influential Brazilian physicists of the 20th century, interacting with many of the renowned physicists of his time, including John Wheeler and Richard Feynman, Eugene Wigner, Chen Ning Yang, David Bohm, Murray Gell-Mann, Remo Ruffini, Abdus Salam, and many others.

This biography tells the sometimes romantic, often discouraging but finally optimistic story of a dedicated scientist and educator from a developing country who made important contributions to particle physics, gravitation, cosmology and field theory, and to the advancement of science and of scientific education, in many institutions in Brazil and elsewhere. Drawing on unpublished documents from archives in Brazil and the US as well as private sources, the book traces Tiomno''s long life, following his role in the establishment of various research facilities and his tribulations during the Brazilian military dictatorship. It presents a story of progress and setbacks in advancing science in Brazil and beyond, and of the persistence and dedication of a talented physicist who spent his life in search of scientific truth.

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Jayme Tiomno (1920-2011) was one of the most influential Brazilian physicists of the 20th century, interacting with many of the renowned physicists of his time, including John Wheeler and Richard Feynman, Eugene Wigner, Chen Ning Yang, David Bohm, Murray Gell-Mann, Remo Ruffini, Abdus Salam, and many others.

This biography tells the sometimes romantic, often discouraging but finally optimistic story of a dedicated scientist and educator from a developing country who made important contributions to particle physics, gravitation, cosmology and field theory, and to the advancement of science and of scientific education, in many institutions in Brazil and elsewhere. Drawing on unpublished documents from archives in Brazil and the US as well as private sources, the book traces Tiomno''s long life, following his role in the establishment of various research facilities and his tribulations during the Brazilian military dictatorship. It presents a story of progress and setbacks in advancing science in Brazil and beyond, and of the persistence and dedication of a talented physicist who spent his life in search of scientific truth.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 396
ISBN-13: 9783030410131
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 3030410137
Kategori: Gravitation
Udg. Dato: 22 maj 2021
Længde: 0mm
Bredde: 155mm
Højde: 235mm
Forlag: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Oplagsdato: 22 maj 2021
Forfatter(e) William Dean Brewer, Alfredo Tiomno Tolmasquim


Kategori Gravitation


ISBN-13 9783030410131


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 396


Udgave


Længde 0mm


Bredde 155mm


Højde 235mm


Udg. Dato 22 maj 2021


Oplagsdato 22 maj 2021


Forlag Springer Nature Switzerland AG