The Martians of Science : five physicists who changed the twentieth century /
Hargittai, István,
The Martians of Science : five physicists who changed the twentieth century / Istvan Hargittai. - Oxford New York, Oxford University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (370 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents; Introduction; ONE: Arrival and Departure; Family Origins and Early Childhood; Gem and Less: Gimnázium Experience; Background in Hungary and First Transition; TWO: Turning Points in Germany; Theodore von Kármán; Leo Szilard; Eugene P. Wigner; John von Neumann; Edward Teller; THREE: Second Transition: To the United States; Theodore von Kármán; Leo Szilard; Eugene P. Wigner; John von Neumann; Edward Teller; FOUR: "To Protect and Defend": World War II; Theodore von Kármán; Leo Szilard; Eugene P. Wigner; John von Neumann; Edward Teller; FIVE: To Deter: Cold War; Theodore von Kármán Leo SzilardEugene P. Wigner; John von Neumann; Edward Teller; SIX: 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Photographs
Tells the story of five little-known Hungarian physicists who transformed 20th century science. They emigrated to the United States from Hungary in the 1930's, and were important contributors to such important experiments as the Manhattan Project.
English
9780195178456 0195178459
Von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963.
Szilard, Leo.
Wigner, Eugene Paul, 1902-1995.
Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957.
Teller, Edward, 1908-2003.
Physicists--United States--Biography.
Science--History--United States--20th century.
QC15 / .H374 2006
530.092/2
The Martians of Science : five physicists who changed the twentieth century / Istvan Hargittai. - Oxford New York, Oxford University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (370 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents; Introduction; ONE: Arrival and Departure; Family Origins and Early Childhood; Gem and Less: Gimnázium Experience; Background in Hungary and First Transition; TWO: Turning Points in Germany; Theodore von Kármán; Leo Szilard; Eugene P. Wigner; John von Neumann; Edward Teller; THREE: Second Transition: To the United States; Theodore von Kármán; Leo Szilard; Eugene P. Wigner; John von Neumann; Edward Teller; FOUR: "To Protect and Defend": World War II; Theodore von Kármán; Leo Szilard; Eugene P. Wigner; John von Neumann; Edward Teller; FIVE: To Deter: Cold War; Theodore von Kármán Leo SzilardEugene P. Wigner; John von Neumann; Edward Teller; SIX: 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Photographs
Tells the story of five little-known Hungarian physicists who transformed 20th century science. They emigrated to the United States from Hungary in the 1930's, and were important contributors to such important experiments as the Manhattan Project.
English
9780195178456 0195178459
Von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963.
Szilard, Leo.
Wigner, Eugene Paul, 1902-1995.
Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957.
Teller, Edward, 1908-2003.
Physicists--United States--Biography.
Science--History--United States--20th century.
QC15 / .H374 2006
530.092/2