Building the general relativity and gravitation community during the Cold War. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roberto Lalli.
• Authors: Lalli, Roberto
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The renaissance of general relativity : a new perspective -- 2.1 Review of the historiographical debate -- 2.2 Re-assessing the low-water-mark period -- 2.3 Exploiting the untapped potential of general relativity -- 3. (Re-)establishing international cooperation after World War II -- 4. The formative phase of the GRG community -- 4.1 The Jubilee Conference in Bern -- 4.2 Starting a stable tradition : the international conferences on GRG -- 4.3 A new community on paper : the Bulletin on General Relativity and Gravitation -- 4.4 The rapid growth of the community : new opportunities, new threats -- 5. From crisis to a new institutional body -- 5.1 From cold-war negotiations to real-war tensions : crisis and resolution in the organization of the 1968 conference in Tbilisi -- 5.2 The establishment of a new scientific periodical : General Relativity and Gravitation -- 5.3 Toward the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendix A : Research centers on fields related to general relativity around the mid-1950s -- Appendix B.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer International
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 900; History; General relativity (Physics) -- History; Communication in science; HISTORY / Civilization; HISTORY / Essays; HISTORY / Reference; HISTORY / Social History; Communication in science; General relativity (Physics); Science -- Physics; History of science; Science -- History; Electronic books; History; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319546544; 3319546546
• Related ISBNs: 3319546538; 9783319546537
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September, 06, 2017).; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed August 31, 2017).
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