Overview
- Draws on a wealth of archival material to present the life and achievements of Pietro Blaserna, first director of the Institute of Physics in Rome
- Explains the importance of physicists on the Italian political scene in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
- Highlights the international contributions of Blaserna, e.g., as secretary of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures
Part of the book series: Springer Biographies (SPRINGERBIOGS)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Keywords
- Pietro Blaserna biography
- Institute of Physics, Rome
- Accademia dei Lincei
- International Bureau of Weights and Measures
- Italian Physical Society
- Boys from Via Panisperna
- Theory of sound in its relationship with music
- Ufficio centrale del corista normale
- Nineteenth century Italy
- Early twentieth century Italy
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Book Title: Pietro Blaserna and the Birth of the Institute of Physics in Rome
Book Subtitle: A Gentleman Scientist at Via Panisperna
Authors: Miriam Focaccia
Series Title: Springer Biographies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10825-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10824-3Published: 14 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-10825-0Published: 30 April 2019
Series ISSN: 2365-0613
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0621
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 165
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, History of Science, History of Italy, Measurement Science and Instrumentation