Biography / Memoir
By: Alfred Stöckli(Author), Roland Müller(Author), Norbert Straumann(Contributor), Gustav Andreas Tammann(Contributor), Ian Gordon(Translated by), Lodewijk Woltjer(Foreword By)
248 pages, colour & b/w photos, b/w illustrations
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This English edition of the biography of Fritz Zwicky highlights his fundamental research and discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics including supernovae, dark matter, clusters of galaxies, gravitational lenses, neutron stars and morphological thinking. It also recognises his significant contribution to jet propulsion and rocket technology. This book presents a fascinating account of the life and work of this great twentieth-century Swiss scientist and will appeal to a wide readership.
First published in German in 2008 as Fritz Zwicky, Astrophysiker: Genie met Ecken und Kanten.
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Biography / Memoir
By: Alfred Stöckli(Author), Roland Müller(Author), Norbert Straumann(Contributor), Gustav Andreas Tammann(Contributor), Ian Gordon(Translated by), Lodewijk Woltjer(Foreword By)
248 pages, colour & b/w photos, b/w illustrations