John Ziman
John Ziman · Science & Medicine
Physicist; theory of electrons and phonons in solids
1925, Cambridge, England — 2005, Aylesbury, England
United Kingdom · New Zealand
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John Ziman was a British-born, New Zealand-raised physicist who became a leading authority on the theory of electrons and phonons in solids, especially liquid metals and disordered systems, and wrote influential textbooks such as 'Electrons and Phonons'. He was also a noted writer on the sociology and philosophy of science. Genealogical and Jewish reference sources record his Jewish background.
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Physicist; theory of electrons and phonons in solids
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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