Buch, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Band 31, 133 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 339 g
Reihe: Boethius
The Medical Education of a German Scientist
Buch, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Band 31, 133 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 339 g
Reihe: Boethius
ISBN: 978-3-515-06225-1
Verlag: Franz Steiner
This volume presents forty-three letters. In so doing, it reveals two intertwined themes: Helmholtz’s love for his family and his lively cultural and social life as well as the course of his medical education at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Institut in Berlin and his progress towards becoming a fully accredited medical doctor and, eventually, university scientist. The extensive annotations identify all persons, things, and events mentioned by Helmholtz in the letters. Taken as a whole, Helmholtz’s letters to his parents reveal a vivid, compelling portrait of a young man who was soon to become one of the central figures in German (and European) scientific and cultural life during the second half of the nineteenth century.
