Mark Zemansky
Mark Waldo Zemansky (Nova Iorque, 5 de maio de 1900 — Teaneck, 29 de dezembro de 1981[2][3]) foi um físico estadunidense.
| Mark Zemansky | |
|---|---|
| Nascimento | 5 de maio de 1900 Nova Iorque |
| Morte | 29 de dezembro de 1981 (81 anos) Teaneck |
| Nacionalidade |  Estadunidense
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| Prêmios | Medalha Oersted (1957)[1] |
| Instituições | City College of New York (1925-1967) |
| Campo(s) | Física |
Foi professor de física do City College of New York, de 1925 a 1967. É conhecido como coautor de University Physics, um prestigiado livro texto introdutório sobre física, com Francis Sears (assim, este livro é frequentemente referenciado como "Sears e Zemansky").
Publicações selecionadas
editar- Mitchell, Allan C. G.; Zemansky, Mark W. (1934). Resonance Radiation and Excited Atoms, Cambridge [Eng.] University Press
- Zemansky, Mark W. (1937). Heat and Thermodynamics: an Intermediate Textbook for Students of Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering New York : McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.
- Zemansky, Mark W. and Dittman, Richard. (1997). Heat and Thermodynamics: an Intermediate Textbook (edition: 7). McGraw-Hill.
- Sears, Francis; Zemansky, Mark. (1947–1948). College Physics, 2 volumes, Cambridge, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Press
- Sears, Francis; Zemansky, Mark, et al. (1991). College Physics 7th Edition ed. [S.l.]: Addison Wesley
- Zemansky, Mark W. (1964). Temperatures Very Low and Very High. Princeton, N.J., Published for the Commission on College Physics by D. Van Nostrand Company Inc. (reprinted by Dover Publications Inc., New York, NY, in 1981) (alternative copy of entire book online - Internet Archive)
Bibliografia
editar- Hofstadter, Robert; Lustig, Harry; Semat, Henry, "Obituary: Mark W. Zemansky", Phys. Today 35(3), 73 (1982); doi: 10.1063/1.2914982
- Nierenberg, William Aaron; Aaserud, Finn (interviewer), "Interview of William Aaron Nierenberg by Finn Aaserud on February 6, 1986", Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA. Zemansky is mentioned many times by Nierenberg in this interview.
Referências
- ↑ «Presentation of Mark W. Zemansky as 1956 Oersted Medalist» (em inglês)
- ↑ Cf. Hofstadter, et al. obituary
- ↑ Bederson, Benjamin, "The Physical Tourist: Physics and New York City", Phys. perspect. 5 (2003) 87–121 © Birkha¨ user Verlag, Basel, 2003. Cf. p.106 &c.
Ligações externas
editar- Photos of Mark Zamansky - The Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, part of the Niels Bohr Library & Archives at the American Institute of Physics.
