AN EPHIMERAL ACOUSTICS LABORATORY AT LA PLATA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

After IIWW, postwar years in Europe coincided with times of change in Argentina: in spite of its internal difficulties but still faithful to its tradition of receiving immigrants, the country gave refuge to many scientists. Among the European physicists who chose this destiny to continue their lives and work, many were highly beneficial for the country: Richard Gans, Guido Beck, Kurt Franz, Hans Schumacher, Livio Gratton, Manlio Abele and Gino Moretti. But some others did not fulfil the expectations placed on them, such as the German Ronald Richter, and others who are not as well known. This is the case of the Polish Estanislao Doliñski, who lived in La Plata city from 1953 to 1960 and was hired by the Department of Physics of the National University of La Plata. In this work we will study his stay in La Plata, basing our references on documentary and testimonial sources of contemporaries in the city. It is our purpose to analyze the historical and institutional context of the Department of Physics in that period, in order to understand the conditions in which he was received, what were his contributions to the University, and what were the circumstances that led him to terminate the employment relationship with the University. Although his professional career is much broader than that developed in La Plata, this report deals only about the activities carried out by Doliñski during his stay at the Department of Physics.