The Order of Sir Bondi
History and Philosophy of Physics
2010-05-25 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The direct and indirect relationship between the British physicist originally from Austria, Sir Hermann Bondi, and Venezuelan physics are presented. Special emphasis is made of his more remarkable human qualities, nobility and humbleness, besides his important contribution to General Relativity and to the European science agencies. Self--declared as a staunch disciple of Popperian philosophy, Bondi defended the "hard and dirty" physics against the "inmaculate and beauty" physics. Attention is focused on two cornerstones of Bondi's work, followed thoroughly by Luis Herrera and disciples in Venezuela.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0905.3218,
title = {The Order of Sir Bondi},
author = {W. Barreto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.3218},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
9 pages, 1 figure; to appear in Interciencia; bilingual version; some minor changes in the text and typos corrected