Vladimir Borisovich Rojansky (April 9, 1900 – March 6, 1981) was an American physicist, author and educator. He was born in Bologoye, Russian Empire. His father was a railroad construction engineer and one of his grandfathers was a general.
At the outbreak of the Russian Civil War (August 8, 1918) he enlisted in the dragoons of the White Army. Within a month he was wounded in action and was hospitalized until the end of January. During the war his regiment retreated across Siberia to the Far Eastern Republic. There he was discharged as an officer in April 1921.
That year he crossed the Pacific to America. He graduated from Whitman College in 1924, from the University of Oregon (M.A. 1925), and from the University of Minnesota (Ph.D. 1928). His thesis was one of the first to employ the modern form of quantum mechanics. It was supervised by John van Vleck, who later won a Nobel Prize. In 1938 he published Introductory Quantum Mechanics, one of the earliest textbooks on the subject.
From 1955 to 1965 he worked in the aerospace industry, first at the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation and later at the Space Technology Laboratories of TRW. [1]
In a 1935 paper,[2] Rojansky coined the terms "terrene" and "contraterrene" to describe, respectively, ordinary matter and the substance now commonly known as "antimatter," in which "atoms consist of negative nuclei surrounded by positrons."
In a subsequent paper, he speculated that some comets may consist of antimatter.[3] This suggestion was embraced by some meteorite specialists, and also found its way into science fiction stories.[4]
Personaledit
His marriage (1926-1958) to Betty Lantz produced a daughter. After his wife's death from Parkinson's disease he married (1958-1981) Mildred Black.
His digestion never recovered from his war wounds.[5]
^Higgins, William S. (Sep 2008). . Symmetry. Vol. 5, no. 4. p. 32. Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
^Vladimir Borisovich Rojansky, Oral History Program, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California 91711 (1978).
^Lamson, K. W. (1939). "Review: V. Rojansky, Introductory Quantum Mechanics". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 45 (5): 348. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1939-06988-7.
January 01, 1970
vladimir, rojansky, vladimir, borisovich, rojansky, april, 1900, march, 1981, american, physicist, author, educator, born, bologoye, russian, empire, father, railroad, construction, engineer, grandfathers, general, vladimir, borisovich, rojanskyborn, 1900, apr. Vladimir Borisovich Rojansky April 9 1900 March 6 1981 was an American physicist author and educator He was born in Bologoye Russian Empire His father was a railroad construction engineer and one of his grandfathers was a general Vladimir Borisovich RojanskyBorn 1900 04 09 April 9 1900Bologoye Russian EmpireDiedMarch 4 1981 1981 03 04 aged 80 Claremont California USNationalityRussian AmericanAlma materWhitman CollegeUniversity of Oregon M A University of Minnesota Ph D Known forAntimatterScientific careerFieldsPhysicsInstitutionsWashington University in St Louis Union College Harvey Mudd CollegeSignature At the outbreak of the Russian Civil War August 8 1918 he enlisted in the dragoons of the White Army Within a month he was wounded in action and was hospitalized until the end of January During the war his regiment retreated across Siberia to the Far Eastern Republic There he was discharged as an officer in April 1921 That year he crossed the Pacific to America He graduated from Whitman College in 1924 from the University of Oregon M A 1925 and from the University of Minnesota Ph D 1928 His thesis was one of the first to employ the modern form of quantum mechanics It was supervised by John van Vleck who later won a Nobel Prize In 1938 he published Introductory Quantum Mechanics one of the earliest textbooks on the subject He taught at Washington University 1928 1930 Union College 1930 1955 and Harvey Mudd College 1965 1972 From 1955 to 1965 he worked in the aerospace industry first at the Ramo Wooldridge Corporation and later at the Space Technology Laboratories of TRW 1 Contents 1 Interest in contraterrene matter antimatter 2 Personal 3 Books 4 ReferencesInterest in contraterrene matter antimatter editIn a 1935 paper 2 Rojansky coined the terms terrene and contraterrene to describe respectively ordinary matter and the substance now commonly known as antimatter in which atoms consist of negative nuclei surrounded by positrons In a subsequent paper he speculated that some comets may consist of antimatter 3 This suggestion was embraced by some meteorite specialists and also found its way into science fiction stories 4 Personal editHis marriage 1926 1958 to Betty Lantz produced a daughter After his wife s death from Parkinson s disease he married 1958 1981 Mildred Black His digestion never recovered from his war wounds 5 Books editIntroductory Quantum Mechanics 1938 6 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves 1971 References edit Goble Alfred Obituaries Vladimir Rojansky Physics Today August 1981 p 76 1 Rojansky V Concerning the Possibility of a Unified Interpretation of Electrons and Protons Phys Rev 48 108 109 1935 2 Rojansky V Cosmic Rays and Comets Phys Rev 58 1010 1010 1940 3 Higgins William S Sep 2008 Antimatter s science fiction debut Symmetry Vol 5 no 4 p 32 Archived from the original on 2013 05 09 Retrieved 2023 01 17 Vladimir Borisovich Rojansky Oral History Program Claremont Graduate School Claremont California 91711 1978 Lamson K W 1939 Review V Rojansky Introductory Quantum Mechanics Bull Amer Math Soc 45 5 348 doi 10 1090 s0002 9904 1939 06988 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vladimir Rojansky amp oldid 1135298995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
