vbid/9783030410117

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Jayme Tiomno (1920-2011) was one of the most influential Brazilian physicists of the 20th�century, interacting with many of the renowned physicists of his time, including John Wheeler�and Richard Feynman, Eugene Wigner, Chen Ning Yang, David Bohm, Murray Gell-Mann, Remo�Ruffini, Abdus Salam, and many others. This biography tells the sometimes romantic, often discouraging but finally optimistic story of�a dedicated scientist and educator from a developing country who made important�contributions to particle physics, gravitation, cosmology and field theory, and to the�advancement of science and of scientific education, in many institutions in Brazil and�elsewhere. Drawing on unpublished documents from archives in Brazil and the US as well as�private sources, the book traces Tiomno’s long life, following his role in the establishment of�various research facilities and his tribulations during the Brazilian military dictatorship. It�presents a story of progress and setbacks in advancing science in Brazil and beyond, and of�the persistence and dedication of a talented physicist who spent his life in search of scientific�truth.Typham this is the title: Jayme Tiomno A Life for Science, a Life for Brazil