Energy in Physics, War and Peace
Energy in Physics, War and Peace
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Energy in Physics, War and Peace by Hans Mark
Writing even in overview of more than a half-century of professional life of a giant of twentieth century science and technology such as Edward Teller is a daunting task. We ask in advance the reader's pardon for passing over quickly or omitting entirely aspects of Teller's life and work which may seem of major significance but which we, due to differences of perspective or knowledge, speak too little or not at all. We refer those interested in greater depth to the excellent biography by Stanley Blumberg and Gwen Owens, The Life and Times of Edward Teller, and we have (with his permission) printed Professor Eugene Wigner's An Appreciation On the 60th Birthday of Edward Teller immediately after this foreword, so that the reader may consider the perspective of one of Teller's most illustrious contemporaries more than two decades ago. Edward Teller was born in Budapest, Hungary on January 15,1908. While his childhood was spent in the twilight of the Victorian age and its abrupt conclusion in the Great War and his youth in its especially turbulent after- math in central Europe, he doesn't bear visible scars from it.
HANS MARK is the emeritus John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He has served as director of the NASA Ames Research Center, deputy administrator of NASA, director of Defense Research and Engineering, director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Secretary of the Air Force, and chancellor of the University of Texas system. He is the author or editor of eight books. Mark resides in Austin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789027727756 |
| ISBN 10 | 9027727759 |
| Title | Energy in Physics, War and Peace |
| Author | Hans Mark |
| Series | Fundamental Theories Of Physics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Year published | 1988-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 404 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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