Paul Langevin, my father : : The man and his work / / André Langevin.

PAUL LANGEVIN (1872-1946) was a renowned French physicist, humanist, and educationalist.This biography by his son André, originally published in French in 1972 and here translated into English for the first time, is enhanced by numerous "ations from his friends, scientific and political colleag...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2022 Part 2
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Place / Publishing House:Les Ulis : : EDP Sciences, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (248 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface to the English edition
  • Introduction
  • Paul Langevin’s origins
  • From Cambridge to the Collège de France
  • War in 1914
  • Between the two world wars: scholar and activist
  • Anti-fascist leader: educationalist: philosopher
  • Paul Langevin, symbol of the resistance
  • After the liberation
  • Testimonials
  • Appendix