Silberstein, Ludwik, 1872-1948
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Name (Latin)
Silberstein, Ludwik, 1872-1948
Other forms of name
Silberstein, Ludwik, 1872-
Silberstein, Ludwik, b. 1872 nna
nna Silberstein, Ludwik, 1872-
Silberstein, L. (Ludwik), b. 1872
Silberstein, Ludwik Lazar, 1872-1948
Date of birth
1872-05-17
Date of death
1948-01-17
Associated country
Poland (1872 - 1899)
Italy (1899 - 1920)
United States (1920 - 1948)
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- LCCN 22-19468: His The theory of general relativity and gravitation, 1922(hdg. Silberstein, Ludwik, 1872- ; usage: Ludwik Silberstein)
- Report on the quantum theory ... 1920:t.p. (L. Silberstein)
- Ludwik Silberstein, born 17 May 1872, Warsaw; died 17 January 1948; Polish-American physicist who helped make special relativity and general relativity staples of university coursework; moved to Italy in 1899 to teach at Bologna and then Rome until 1920; moved to United States to consult for Eastman Kodak and to teach ( (Wikipedia, viewed May 10, 2016:) )
Wikipedia description:
Ludwik Silberstein (May 17, 1872 – January 17, 1948) was a Polish-American physicist who helped make special relativity and general relativity staples of university coursework. His textbook The Theory of Relativity was published by Macmillan in 1914 with a second edition, expanded to include general relativity, in 1924.
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