History of Agrophysics: Book of A. F. Chudnovsky “What is Agrophysics?”

Abstract

In the early 60-ies among the leading Russian agricultural physicists was discussion about what is agrophysics. A.F. Chudnovsky, outstanding the thermal and agricultural physicist, participated in this discussion. He wrote a book, which sets out his vision of problem (Chudnovsky, 1963). A. F. Chudnovsky clarified that "Like any new science, standing at the crossroads of many interrelated disciplines the agrophysics continues to develop, and its content is still clarified. This situation is largely explained by the fact that there are very many and varied allied sciences, on which it is based". Value of this book for the modern understanding of definition and scope of agrophysics is undoubted.