The Martians of Science : five physicists who changed the twentieth century /
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.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 313 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-294) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195178456 0195178459 9780198039679 0198039670 1280559241 9781280559242 9780199884414 0199884412 |