The Adventurous Life of Friedrich Georg Houtermans, Physicist (1903-1966)

• Main Author: Amaldi, Edoardo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Braccini, Saverio (Editor), Ereditato, Antonio (Editor), Scampoli, Paola (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Nuclear physics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Physics, general.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

The physicist Friedrich Houtermans (1903-1966) was an essential promoter and proponent of the development of physics in Berne. He introduced a number of activities in the field of elementary particles, with a special focus on the physics of cosmic rays, and important contributions in applied physics...