Recollections of the Ehrenfest family, 1936-1938, 1994.

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Recollections of the Ehrenfest family, 1936-1938, 1994.

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Sard's brief recollections of his stay with the Paul Ehrenfest family in Leiden, Netherlands in 1936-1938. Ehrenfest had previously died in 1933. He fondly recalls Mrs. Ehrenfest, Tatiana Afanaseva, who was the first woman to hold a Ph.D. in Mathematics in Germany, and the Ehrenfest children, Paul, Jr., Gallinka, and Tatyana. He conveys many of their memories of their husband and father.

6 pp.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Sard, Robert Daniel, 1915-

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Physicist (experimental high energy physics). Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1945-1946; associate professor, professor of physics, Washington University, 1946-1961; professor, professor emeritus of physics, University of Illinois, 1961-85. From the description of Recollections of the Ehrenfest family, 1936-1938, 1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83225992 Physicist (experimental high energy physics). Research associate, Massachusetts Institute o...

Ehrenfest, Paul, 1880-1933

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Nuclear physicist (statistical mechanics, applied quantum physics). On the physics faculty at Universität Wein (1900-1904); on the staff of Petrogradskii politeknicheskii (1907-1912); and on the physics faculty at Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden (1912-1933). From the description of Papers, 1902-1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79973171 ...