Benjamin Lax - Interviews on a Life in Physics at MIT: Understanding and Exploit

Description: Benjamin Lax - Interviews on a Life in Physics at MIT by Donald Stevenson, Marion Reine, Roshan L. Aggarwal Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description 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. Publisher Description This book covers the life and 60-year career of Prof. Benjamin Lax (1915-2015), a preeminent physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who played major roles in the development and applications of solid state and plasma physics.In an extensive series of autobiographical interviews, Lax describes the challenges he overcame, the opportunities he embraced, and the many outstanding research physicists he recruited, mentored, and interacted with. He includes both personal and professional reminiscences.Lax begins with his earliest memories of his childhood in Hungary. He recalls the immigration of his family to America and his education in New York City. He describes his Army service as a Radar Officer at the MIT Radiation Laboratory during World War II. He covers his graduate education in physics at MIT, and his building up the semiconductor and ferrite research groups at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the 1950s. He describes the origins and accomplishments of the MIT Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, of which he was the founding Director, and recalls his tenure as professor in the MIT physics department.Features: Provides a valuable insight into a 60-year career in physics at one of the worlds major research universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Explores the organization, funding, and conduct of solid state physics research in the second half of the twentieth century Includes a complete bibliography of Laxs publications in an online supplement Author Biography Dr. Donald T. Stevenson (Interviewer), a close colleague and friend of Laxs throughout their long careers at MIT, joined MIT Lincoln Laboratory in 1951, the same year as Lax. He retired from MIT in 1989 as Assistant Director of the Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory.Dr. Marion B. Reine (Editor) was an MIT graduate student of Laxs. He did his thesis research at the Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory.Dr. Roshan L. Aggarwal (Editor) joined the MIT Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory in 1965, where he worked closely with Lax on the optical properties of semiconductors. He retired from MIT Lincoln Laboratory in 2016 after 51 years of research and teaching at MIT. Details ISBN 0367313529 ISBN-13 9780367313524 Title Benjamin Lax - Interviews on a Life in Physics at MIT Author Donald Stevenson, Marion Reine, Roshan L. Aggarwal Format Hardcover Year 2019 Pages 260 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:126738630; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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