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      • Abraham Pais (/ peɪs /; May 19, 1918 – July 28, 2000) was a Dutch - American physicist and science historian. Pais earned his Ph.D. from University of Utrecht just prior to a Nazi ban on Jewish participation in Dutch universities during World War II.
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    Abraham Pais (/ p eɪ s /; May 19, 1918 – July 28, 2000) was a Dutch-American physicist and science historian. Pais earned his Ph.D. from University of Utrecht just prior to a Nazi ban on Jewish participation in Dutch universities during World War II.

  3. Subtle is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein is a biography of Albert Einstein written by Abraham Pais. First published in 1982 by Oxford University Press, the book is one of the most acclaimed biographies of the scientist.

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  4. May 19, 2017 · Abraham Pais. The Dutch-born scientist was a leading expert in both particle physics and physics history. Born on 19 May 1918 in Amsterdam, Abraham “Bram” Pais excelled both as a particle physicist and a historian of science. He earned bachelor’s degrees in physics and mathematics at the University of Amsterdam in 1938.

  5. Dr. Abraham Pais [was] a physicist who helped build the conceptual foundations of the modern theory of elementary particles, then became a science historian and wrote one of the most acclaimed of all biographies of Einstein.

  6. Aug 4, 2000 · A tribute to the renowned theoretical physicist and scientific historian who worked with Einstein, Oppenheimer, Dirac and Feynman. Learn about his life, achievements and books, including his biography of Einstein, which won the 1983 American Book Award.

  7. Jul 31, 2000 · Dr. Abraham Pais, a physicist who helped build the conceptual foundations of the modern theory of elementary particles, then became a science historian and wrote one of the most acclaimed of all...

  8. J. Robert Oppenheimer is Abraham Pais's final work, completed after his death by Robert P. Crease, an acclaimed historian of science in his own right. Told with compassion and deep insight, it is the most comprehensive biography of the great physicist available.

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