Living Record Of Scientific History, The: Conversations With C N Yang

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Living Record Of Scientific History, The: Conversations With C N Yang is written by Lizhen Ji and published by World Scientific. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9811284954 (ISBN 10) and 9789811284953 (ISBN 13).

Professor Chen-Ning Yang is best known for his achievements in Physics. He has also made significant contributions to the development of mathematics, as mathematics is extensively used in his research. In his long and fruitful academic career, he has witnessed many important events in the fields of Physics and Mathematics, and has collaborated or interacted with many great scientists in history. This book records eight interviews with Professor Chen-Ning Yang, which were conducted by the authors from 2016 to 2019.Through Professor Yang's unique perspective, major scientific events in the 20th century were revisited vividly, elaborating the development and mutual influences of mathematics and physics, as well as unveiling the academic work, the daily lives, and the personalities of scientists, as well as their collaboration and competition, some stories unknown to the public before are also revealed in this book.