Benjamin Lax interviews on a life in physics at MIT : Understanding and exploiting the effects of magnetic fields on matter / Donald T. Stevenson (Interviewer), Marion B. Reine (Editor), Roshan L. Aggarwal (Editor).
| Author/creator | Lax, Benjamin |
| Other author | Stevenson, Donald T. |
| Other author | Reine, Marion B. |
| Other author | Aggarwal, R. L. (Roshan Lal), 1937- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2020] |
| Description | xv, 260 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Summary of the life and career of Prof. Benjamin Lax -- Early years in Miskolc, Hungary, 1915-1926 -- School days in Brooklyn, 1926-1936 -- College days: Brooklyn College and Cooper Union, 1936-1942 -- Army days and the MIT Radiation Laboratory, 1942-1945 -- Graduate school in physics at MIT, 1946-1949 -- Postdoctoral work at Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, 1949-1951 -- MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 1951-1965 -- Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, 1958-1981 -- Professor of physics at MIT, 1965-1981 -- Emeritus years and consulting, 1981-2006. |
| Abstract | "This book will take readers through the life and 60-year career of Prof. Benjamin Lax, a preeminent physicist who played a large role in the development and applications of solid state physics. The interviews contain both personal and professional reminiscences, tracing the challenges that he overcame, the opportunities he embraced, his influence on major research institutions, and the many world-class research physicists with whom he interacted, hired, and mentored"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019032362 |
| ISBN | 9780367313500 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780367313524 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |