The Martians of science : five physicists who changed the twentieth century /

The Martians of science : five physicists who changed the twentieth century /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hargittai, István.
Imprint:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description:	xxiv, 313 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Von Kármán, Theodore, -- 1881-1963. Szilard, Leo. Wigner, Eugene Paul, -- 1902-1995 Von Neumann, John, -- 1903-1957. Teller, Edward, -- 1908-2003 Szilard, Leo. Teller, Edward, -- 1908-2003. Von Kármán, Theodore, -- 1881-1963. Von Neumann, John, -- 1903-1957. Wigner, Eugene Paul, -- 1902-1995. Physicists -- United States -- Biography. Science -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Physicists. Science. United States. Biography. History.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6092153

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ISBN:	0195178459 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780195178456
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index. Also available on the Internet.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Plates
Introduction
1. Arrival and Departure
1.1. Family Origin and Early Childhood
1.2. Gem and Less: Gimnazium Experience
1.3. Background in Hungary and First Transition
2. Turning Points in Germany
3. Second Transition: to the United States
4. ""To Protect and Defend"": World War II
5. To Deter: Cold War
6. Being Martian
6.1. Comparisons
6.1.1. Szilard and Fermi
6.1.2. Teller and Oppenheimer
6.2. Traits
6.3. Religion and Jewishness
6.4. Being Hungarian
Epilogue
Greatness in Science
Had They Lived
Conclusion
Appendix: Quotable Martians
Notes
Select Bibliography
Annotated Name Index
Subject Index