Titlebook: Going for Cold; A Biography of a Gre J. G. Weisend II,G. Terence Meaden Book 2021 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under ex

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8348-8119-9Kurt Mendelssohn was born into a family with a historic intellectual tradition. His parents encouraged his interests in science and the wider world. Mendelssohn’s early schooling demonstrated an aptitude for science and drawing. His intellectual development was aided by the stimulating world of Berlin at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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,Foundations: Berlin 1906–1925,Kurt Mendelssohn was born into a family with a historic intellectual tradition. His parents encouraged his interests in science and the wider world. Mendelssohn’s early schooling demonstrated an aptitude for science and drawing. His intellectual development was aided by the stimulating world of Berlin at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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J. G. Weisend II,G. Terence MeadenDescribes Mendelssohn‘s groundbreaking work in cryogenics and low temperature physics.Includes his fundamental research on superconductivity and superfluidity.Explores his work beyond research in expa

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61199-6Life of Kurt Mendelssohn; Life of Nicholas Kurti; History of Cryogenics; History of Low Temperature Phy

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,University: Berlin 1925–1931,involving quantum mechanics and relativity and came in contact with many of the founders of these fields. Mendelssohn’s own thesis research involved measurements of the specific heat of liquid hydrogen. This work, carried out under the supervision of Mendelssohn’s cousin, Franz Simon, made contribut

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,All Things Super: Oxford 1933–1939,perconductivity and did ground breaking research on superfluid helium film flow. He started to establish himself in Oxford by starting a family and buying a house. Many of Mendelssohn’s traits including setting up collaborations, taking care of students and developing innovative ways to present scie

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,War and Controversy: 1940–1945, roles in the development of the atomic bomb while Mendelssohn moved to the field of medical physics. Here he developed a machine for providing ether anesthesia in field hospitals by non-specialist staff. The resulting Oxford vaporizer was very successful and was mass produced for the military throu

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,Studies and Students Oxford 1945–1973, Ph.D. students. This chapter reviews his research activities and through the examples of a number of students, his training of students. Research addressed includes superfluid He films and properties of transuranic elements at cryogenic temperatures. Students discussed include B. S. Chandrasekhar,

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,Connections: 1945–1980, chapter describes his role in founding the journal ., the International Cryogenic Engineering Conference and the International Cryogenic Monograph Series. It also discusses his interest in the popularization science.