Борн, Макс. Физика в жизни моего поколения: Сборник статей / Пер. с англ.
Москва: Издательство иностранной литературы, 1963.
536 с. Твёрдый переплёт, обычный формат. Состояние: Хорошее.
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Born, Max. Physics in My Generation (Fizika v zhizni moego pokoleniia). Selected articles and lectures. Translated from English.
Moscow: Foreign Literature Publishing House, 1963.
536 pp. Hardcover, standard format. Condition: Good.
This 1963 volume is the first Russian edition of a deeply personal and intellectually profound collection by Max Born (1882–1970), one of the primary architects of quantum mechanics and the 1954 Nobel Prize winner. The book is more than a scientific treatise; it is a historical tapestry woven from Born’s autobiographical sketches, lectures, and philosophical essays. Born provides firsthand accounts of the revolution in physics, reflecting on his collaborations and friendships with the titans of the era—Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, and Pauli.
Beyond the technicalities of wave functions and statistical interpretations, Born addresses the ethical crisis facing scientists in the atomic age, the boundaries of human knowledge, and the philosophical shifts necessitated by the decline of classical determinism. Published during the "Thaw" period in the USSR, this edition allowed Soviet readers a rare, direct dialogue with a Western scientist who viewed physics not just as a set of equations, but as a vital part of human culture and morality.