The 20th century has been called "The Century of Physics". It might be even more appropriate to call it "The Century of Solid State Physics". All the technological developments which changed the world by the end of the century were based upon previous scientific developments in solid state physics. The Braggs, Peter Debye, John Bardeen and L.D. Landau were certainly at the forefront of all those revolutionary changes, and they all feature in this examination of the great solid state physicists of the 20th century.
Professor of Materials Physics at the Universidad Autónoma (Madrid) He worked as Senior Scientist in the PRNC at Brookhaven National Laboratory (1962-1975) He has been professor at the universities of Salamanca, Mayaguez and Río Piedras (Puerto Rico) and Barcelona.
Author of specialized books: Effective Field Approach to Phase Transitions, Solid State Spectroscopies, Ferroelectricity: The Fundamentals Collection, Inflationary Cosmology Revisited, etc.; and various cultural, scientific and vital subjects: Pioneros de la ciencia, En defensa de la vida humana, El fenómeno del ateísmo contemporáneo, etc.
In 2003 he received the Cruz de Alfonso X el Sabio, Encomienda de Caballero.
