Jayme Tiomno
A Life for Science, a Life for Brazil
Buch in deiner Nähe kaufen
Beschreibung
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 Drawing on unpublished documents from archives in Brazil and the US as well as private sources, the book traces Tiomno's long life, following his role in the establishment of various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.
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 Drawing on unpublished documents from archives in Brazil and the US as well as private sources, the book traces Tiomno's long life, following his role in the establishment of various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.
A fascinating biography of a talented and influential Brazilian physicist Recounts Tiomno's many interactions with John Wheeler, Richard Feynman and other well-known contemporaries Provides new insights into the early development of Weak Interactions and Gravitation Theory Explores the radical changes Tiomno brought to physics education in Brazil and elsewhere
Autor*in
William Dean Brewer
Themen in »Jayme Tiomno«
Physics Education in Brazil History of Physics in Brazil Feynman in Brazil Weak interactions Muon Physics John A. Wheeler Meson resonances Biography of Jayme Tiomno Brazilian Center for Physics Research Muon decay Tiomno-Wheeler triangle Universal Fermi Interaction electron-muon relationship Why teach physics Tiomno