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Marcel Grossmann

For the Love of Mathematics

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Claudia Graf-Grossmann

    1. Grossmann Kommunikation, Schneisingen, Switzerland

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  • Gives fascinating new insights into Einsteins friendship and collaboration with Grossmann
  • Accessible and gripping reading for the layman and science historian alike
  • Thoroughly researched and written by Marcel Grossmann's granddaughter
  • Includes detailed scientific-historical appreciation by GR expert Tilman Sauer

Part of the book series: Springer Biographies (SPRINGERBIOGS)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. A Spirit of New Beginnings

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 1-12

  3. Childhood

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 13-20

  4. Troubles

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 21-40

  5. Beginning Again

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 41-55

  6. Encounters

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 57-64

  7. Parallels

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 65-81

  8. A Scientific Cliffhanger

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 83-92

  9. Dialogues

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 93-103

  10. Anna

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 105-112

  11. Publications

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 113-121

  12. Affinities

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 123-135

  13. Illness

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 137-143

  14. Rosenau

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 145-154

  15. Friends

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 155-166

  16. Marcel

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages 167-170

  17. Correction to: Marcel Grossmann

    • Claudia Graf-Grossmann
    Pages E1-E1

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 171-263
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About this book

Zurich, summer 1912. Albert Einstein has just returned from Prague to the city on the Limmat. He sends a plea for help to his former fellow student, the mathematician Marcel Grossmann (1878-1936), for he is in need of assistance with the mathematical calculations of his general theory of relativity. What then follows is one of the most fascinating chapters of science history, with far-reaching consequences for the lives of the two friends.

Marcel Grossmann’s granddaughter paints here a picture of a fiery and many-talented scientist and patriot. She traces the influence of an entrepreneurial family during Germany’s rapid industrial expansion in the late 19th century. The family’s fluctuating fortunes take the story to the vibrant city of Budapest on the Danube; they enable readers to sense the pioneering spirit at Zurich’s young Polytechnic Institute (now ETH Zurich) – but also reflect the worries and hardships of the First World War and interwar years.

The Foreword is written by Prof. Remo Ruffini, founder and president of the International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and the Marcel Grossmann Meetings. Last but not least, an extensive contribution by Dr. Tilman Sauer offers a scientific-historical appreciation of Marcel Grossmann’s enduring contributions.

Reviews

“This book is interesting for readers who want to learn about Grossmann the person, his family roots and his scientific life. … this book conveys a good impression of the industrial expansion in the late 19th century and of the Wilhemine time in the German-speaking countries, and, since knowledge of the scientific subject is helpful but not required, should be a good read also for a wider audience.” (Manuel Vogel, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 60 (1), 2019)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Grossmann Kommunikation, Schneisingen, Switzerland

    Claudia Graf-Grossmann

About the author

Claudia Graf-Grossmann is the granddaughter of Marcel Grossmann. Her professional specialty is business economics and communication. In addition to this biography of her grandfather, she has also published a German-language novel. Claudia Graf-Grossmann lives in Switzerland and in France.

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