Physics in My Generation

by Max Born

to 'Einstein's Theory of Relativity' (1921).- Physical Aspects of Quantum Mechanics.- On the Meaning of Physical Theories.- Cause, Purpose, and Economy in Natural Laws.- Einstein's Statistical Theories.- Physics in the Last Fifty Years.- Is Classical Mechanics in Fact Deterministic?.- Astronomical Recollections.- Statistical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics.- Physics and Relativity.- Development and Essence of the Atomic Age.- A New Year's Message.- Symbol and Reality.- What Is Left to Hope for?.- In Memory of Einstein.- From the Postscript to 'The Restless Universe' (1951).

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

Max Born (was a German-British physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics and supervised the work of a number of notable physicists in the 1920s and 30s. Born won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics (shared with Walther Bothe).