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Title: The Recollections Of Eugene P. Wigner: As Told To Andrew Szanton
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| The Recollections Of Eugene P. Wigner: As Told To Andrew Szanton by Basic Books History and Science brought seamlessly together ----- |
| By structuring Eugene Wigner's story in such a readable and flowing format, Andrew Szanton has provided us with a book that takes us back to the early 20th century and parallels many of the European political experiments with the scientific progress of that century. This book provides historical insight as well as traces the qualities of the prominent scientific minds of the time. One is inspired as Eugene Wigner's modest recollections show us a great scientific mind, who was delighted to give his research to the world. It is a great lesson in ethics for all of us, as well as a truly engaging read. As Wigner and Szanton carry us along through the decades, you can feel the camaraderie amongst the great minds in physics and imagine the energy that must have been exchanged during their coffee talks after colloquia presentations. This book is also a wonderful complement to the published works of Richard Feynman. |
| The Recollections Of Eugene P. Wigner: As Told To Andrew Szanton by Basic Books A towering figure |
When Eugene Wigner died a few years ago, we lost another towering figure in twentieth century physics. His contributions are probably equally well remembered by physicists and chemists, especially in the field of spectroscopy, where he published a seminal text on using the theory of discrete groups to analyse data.
But this book of his recollections is not about his scientific papers, per se. Rather, the most interesting sections to many readers will be the times that he lived through, and the other major figures that he knew, like Dirac and Einstein. The book goes through the turbulent and terrible years of the 1930s and 40s. Thus, you can see the development of quantum mechanics and his involvement in it during the 30s. At a time when the key ideas in this subject were rapidly discovered. Then see the development of nuclear fission and the Manhattan Project through his eyes, at the University of Chicago campus during World War 2.
An excellent book for a general audience. |
| The Recollections Of Eugene P. Wigner: As Told To Andrew Szanton by Basic Books Product Description |
One of the greatest physicists of the 20th century recounts his journey from Hungary and the Nazi invasion to the creation of the first atomic bomb. |
