Michael Tinkham wrote at least two books that became very famous. Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics in 1964 and Theory of Superconductivity in 1975. The former is the mainstay of AMU Physics Department's group theory training. The author died on November 4, 2010 and the famous physics magazine has an obituary.
There is a funny story at the end. Mike demanded that everything in the lab should be labeled. Students took action and labeled everything in the lab but sat with bowed head. When he came he asked them to look up. The words Graduate Students were written on their heads. Physics is lonely pursuit but people manage such lighter moments too.
There is a funny story at the end. Mike demanded that everything in the lab should be labeled. Students took action and labeled everything in the lab but sat with bowed head. When he came he asked them to look up. The words Graduate Students were written on their heads. Physics is lonely pursuit but people manage such lighter moments too.