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The martians of science : five physicists who changed the twentieth century / István Hargittai.

Por: Tipo de material: TextoTextoDetalles de publicación: Oxford ; Oxford University, 2006. New York :Descripción: xxiv, 313 p., [32] p. de fotos byn : il., mapas ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780195178456 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0195178459 (cloth : alk. paper)
Tema(s): Clasificación LoC:
  • QC 15 H27.2006
Contenidos:
Introduction -- 1. Arrival and departure -- Family origins and early childhood -- Gem and less : gimnázium experience -- Background in Hungary and first transition -- 2. Turning points in Germany -- Theodore von Kármán -- Leo Szilard -- Eugene P. Wigner -- John von Neumann -- Edward Teller -- 4. "To protect and defend" : World War II -- Theodore von Kármán -- Leo Szilard -- Eugene P. Wigner -- John von Neumann -- Edward Teller -- 5. To deter : Cold War -- Theodore von Kármán -- Leo Szilard -- Eugene P. Wigner -- John von Neumann -- Edward Teller -- 6. Being Martian -- Comparisons -- Traits -- Religion and Jewishness -- Being Hungarian -- Epilogue -- Greatness in science -- Had they lived -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Sampler of quotable Martians -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Chronologies -- Index.
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Introduction -- 1. Arrival and departure -- Family origins and early childhood -- Gem and less : gimnázium experience -- Background in Hungary and first transition -- 2. Turning points in Germany -- Theodore von Kármán -- Leo Szilard -- Eugene P. Wigner -- John von Neumann -- Edward Teller -- 4. "To protect and defend" : World War II -- Theodore von Kármán -- Leo Szilard -- Eugene P. Wigner -- John von Neumann -- Edward Teller -- 5. To deter : Cold War -- Theodore von Kármán -- Leo Szilard -- Eugene P. Wigner -- John von Neumann -- Edward Teller -- 6. Being Martian -- Comparisons -- Traits -- Religion and Jewishness -- Being Hungarian -- Epilogue -- Greatness in science -- Had they lived -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Sampler of quotable Martians -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Chronologies -- Index.