Franz Mandl (1923–2009) was a British
theoretical physicist
Theoretical physics is a branch of physics that employs mathematical models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain, and predict natural phenomena. This is in contrast to experimental physics, which uses experi ...
, known for his graduate-level textbooks.
Early life and education
Mandl was born in
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
in 1923 into a Jewish family. They moved to
Berlin
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in the 1920s, and after the
rise of Nazi Germany, the family emigrated to England as refugees in 1936. Mandl received a scholarship to study at
Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College (formally, The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints, Lincoln) is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom. Lincoln was founded in 1427 by Richard Flemin ...
where he received his undergraduate and doctorate degrees in physics.
Academic career
After receiving his doctorate, Mandl spent a few years in the US, before returning to the UK to become a reader of physics at the
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The University of Manchester is c ...
. He spent his career there collaborating in atomic research and writing textbooks.
[ His books were considered influential to the graduate study of theoretical physics.]
Personal life and death
Mandl married Betty Clifford, a mathematician whom he met while studying at Oxford.[
He died in 2009 at the age of 85.][
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Works
Books
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Technical reports and lectures
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References
1923 births
2009 deaths
20th-century British physicists
Austrian emigrants to Germany
German emigrants to the United Kingdom
Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford
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