https://doi.org/10.1140/epjh/e2019-100044-5
Oral history interview
Memories of my early career in relativity physics★
1
Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw,
Warsaw, Poland
2
Austin College,
900 North Grand Ave,
Sherman,
TX
75090, USA
3
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science,
Boltzmannstrasse 22,
14195
Berlin, Germany
a e-mail: dsalisbury@austincollege.edu
Received:
14
September
2019
Published online: 15 November 2019
This interview is focused on university studies and early career in relativity physics including thesis work under Leopold Infeld dealing with gravitational waves. Trautman’s recollections include the collaboration with Ivor Robinson and relationships with relevant personalities like Felix Pirani, Jerzy Plebanski, Roger Penrose and Peter Bergmann.
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