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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hargittai, István
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Physicists > United States > Biography.
Science > United States > History > 20th century.
Von Kármán, Theodore, > 1881-1963.
Szilard, Leo.
Wigner, Eugene Paul, > 1902-1995.
Von Neumann, John, > 1903-1957.
Teller, Edward, > 1908-2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.