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Three Lectures by Hans Bethe
IN 1999, legendary theoretical physicist Hans Bethe
delivered three lectures on quantum theory to his
neighbors at the Kendal of Ithaca retirement community
(near Cornell University). Given by Professor Bethe at age
93, the lectures are presented here as QuickTime videos
synchronized with slides of his talking points and
archival material.
Intended for an audience of Professor Bethe's neighbors at
Kendal, the lectures hold appeal for experts and
non-experts alike. The presentation makes use of limited
mathematics while focusing on the personal and historical
perspectives of one of the principal architects of
quantum theory whose career in physics spans 75
years.
A video introduction and appreciation are provided by
Professor Silvan S. Schweber, the physicist and science
historian who is Professor Bethe's biographer, and Edwin E.
Salpeter, the J. G. White Distinguished Professor of
Physical Science Emeritus at Cornell, who was a
post-doctoral student of Professor Bethe.
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