Infeld, Léopold, 1898-1968

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Physicist (theoretical physics; general theory of relativity; quantum mechanics; studies in Cracow (W. Natanson) and Berlin (M. von Laue); professor in Lwow; Institute for Advanced Studies (Princeton, N. J. USA), 1936-1950; Toronto University, 1938-1940; Warsaw University, 1950-1968. Publications: Fondations of the New Field Theory, (Born, Infeld), 1934; The Gravitational Equations and the Problem of Motion (with A. Einstein and B. Hoffmann), 1938-1940; On the Motion of Bodies in General Relativity Theory, 1954.

From the description of Letters to Natanson, 1926-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84940113

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creatorOf Infeld, Leopold, 1898-1968. Letters to Natanson, 1926-1935. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Infeld, Leopold, 1898-1968. Letters, 1926-1933. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Schild, Alfred, 1921-. Schild, Alfred, papers, 1915-1982. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Pienkowski, Stefan, 1883-1953. Files of Stefan Pienkowski. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Goldberg, Helen. Helen Goldberg papers photocopied letter photographs clipping. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
referencedIn Wilson, J. Tuzo (John Tuzo), 1908-. Oral history interview with J. Tuzo Wilson, 1993 February 16. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Wertenstein, Ludwik, 1887-1945. Files of Ludwik Wertenstein, 1908-1944. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn William Thompson Papers, 1963 - 1995 Mandeville Special Collections Library
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
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associatedWith Goldberg, Helen. person
associatedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith Pienkowski, Stefan, 1883-1953. person
associatedWith Schild, Alfred, 1921- person
associatedWith Thompson, William person
associatedWith Wertenstein, Ludwik, 1887-1945. person
associatedWith Wilson, J. Tuzo (John Tuzo), 1908- person
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Birth 1898-08-20

Death 1968-01-15

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