TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hargittai, István
TI  - The martians of science: five physicists who changed the twentieth century 
SN  - 9780195178456 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - QC 15 H27.2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University
KW  - Von Kármán, Theodore,
KW  - Szilard, Leo.
KW  - Szilarld, Leo
KW  - Wigner, Eugene Paul,
KW  - Von Neumann, John,
KW  - Teller, Edward,
KW  - Physicists
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Físicos -
KW  - Estados Unidos -
KW  - Biografía
KW  - Science
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Ciencias -
KW  - Historia -
KW  - Siglo XX
N1  - Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 289-294) e índice; 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
ER  -