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five physicists who changed the twentieth century
xxiv, 313 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-294) and index.