Wisdom of the Martians of Science: In Their Own Words with Commentaries

by István Hargittai and Balazs Hargittai

Book Overview

Wisdom of the Martians of Science refers to five scientists whose brilliance contributed to shaping the modern world. John von Neumann was a pioneer of the modern computer; Theodore von K rm n was the scientist behind the US Air Force; Leo Szilard initiated the development of nuclear weapons; the Nobel laureate Eugene P Wigner was the world's first nuclear engineer; and Edward Teller was the father of the hydrogen bomb. They were born and raised in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9814723819
• ISBN13: 9789814723817
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.7"