The Forgotten Genius of Physics, a work on Marian Smoluchowski is a popular science book aimed at introducing the outstanding physicist and philosopher to a wider audience.

Autorentext

Jan Grzanka holds a PhD in Philosophy from the Catholic University of Lublin. He is a member of PTFT and PTF and the editor-in-chief of the journals: Universitas Gedanensis and Festival Reminiscences. He also serves as the Vice-President of the Polish Shakespeare Society. Grzanka is the author and co-author of books on philosophy and Shakespearean studies

Inhalt

Introduction - Chapter I Chance - Chapter II Causality - Chapter III Propaedeutics in physics - Chapter IV Nobel - Chapter V A dispute over atoms - Chapter VI Brownian motion - Chapter VII Einstein - Smoluchowski - Sutherland - Chapter VIII Youth and family - Chapter IX Mountaineer - Chapter X Citations - Chapter XI Scientist - Chapter XII Aristotle - Chapter XIII Philosophy - Chapter XIV Beauty in physics - Chapter XV Utility - Chapter XVI Materialism - Chapter XVII Professor - Chapter XVIII The philosophy of physics - Chapter XIX Children - Chapter XX Commemoration - Annex - Conclusion - Vernissage - powerful, eternal nature - Acknowledgements - List of illustrations - Bibliography - Index of Names