Herbert Goldstein
Herbert Goldstein · Science & Medicine
Physicist; author of the classic textbook Classical Mechanics
1922, New York City, United States — 2005, United States
United States
Herbert Goldstein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; author of the classic textbook Classical Mechanics
Herbert Goldstein was an American physicist best known for his graduate textbook Classical Mechanics, first published in 1950, which became the standard reference for generations of physics students worldwide. He taught at Columbia University and worked in nuclear reactor physics and radiation shielding. He was born to a Jewish family in New York City.
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Physicist; author of the classic textbook Classical Mechanics
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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