Historical and Biographical Reflections and Syntheses

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Historical and Biographical Reflections and Syntheses....Pages 1-38
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
A Physicist Looks at the Soul....Pages 41-43
The Scientist and Society....Pages 44-50
Changes in Physics During My Time in Princeton and Plans for the Future in Retirement....Pages 51-56
A Conversation with Eugene Wigner by J. Walsh....Pages 57-78
Introduction (in Honor of Marcos Moshinsky)....Pages 79-80
Recollections and Expectations....Pages 81-89
An Interview with Eugene Paul. Wigner by I. Kardos....Pages 90-108
The Citation: Eugene Paul Wigner....Pages 109-109
Response to Citation by James R. Killian Jr.....Pages 110-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Enrico Fermi....Pages 115-119
New Editor of “Reviews of Modern Physics”: E. U. Condon....Pages 120-122
The Scientific Work of John von Neumann....Pages 123-126
John von Neumann....Pages 127-130
Biographical Notice of Maria Goeppert Mayer....Pages 131-132
An Appreciation on the 60th Birthday of Edward Teller....Pages 133-138
Leo Szilard....Pages 139-149
Obituary: Maria Goeppert Mayer....Pages 150-151
Obituary: Werner K. Heisenberg....Pages 152-153
Obituary: Michael Polanyi....Pages 154-155
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Michael Polanyi....Pages 156-191
Obituary: Eugene Feenberg....Pages 192-192
The Wigner Medal: A Tribute to Valentine Bargmann....Pages 193-194
Concluding Remarks....Pages 195-196
Einstein — A Memoir....Pages 197-197
Erinnerungen an Albert Einstein....Pages 198-200
Thirty Years of Knowing Einstein....Pages 201-208
Biography of John von Neumann....Pages 209-210
Celebration of the 80th Year of Paul Harteck....Pages 211-213
Address Delivered to the Memorial Meeting [for Paul Dirac] in Tallahassee....Pages 214-215
New Light on Einstein Letter....Pages 216-218
Remembering Paul Dirac....Pages 219-227
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Roots of the Atomic Age....Pages 231-235
On the Fermi, β -Disintegration Theory....Pages 236-245
The Role of Mathematical Methods in Physical Theories....Pages 246-248
The International Oxford Conference on Nuclear Physics....Pages 249-250
Convocation Address at the University of Alberta....Pages 251-253
Pure and Applied Nuclear Physics in East and West....Pages 254-258
Conference on Invariance Mexico City, July 20–August 30, 1959....Pages 259-260
Review of the Second Gatlinburg Conference on Reactions Between Complex Nuclei....Pages 261-269
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Union of the German Physical Societies: Report of Annual Meeting....Pages 270-271
The Scientist: His Increased Responsibilities....Pages 272-278
Fermi Award: AEC Honors Teller for Contributions to Nuclear Science....Pages 279-281
Science: The New Particles and Their Radiations....Pages 282-290
The Impact of Success on Science....Pages 291-300
The Roles of Primitive Knowledge, of Language, and of Mathematics in the Physicsal Sciences....Pages 301-301
E. P. Wigner’s Comments at the Roundtable Discussion at the Conference on Nuclear Cross Sections and Technology....Pages 302-304
The Unity of Science....Pages 305-313
The Unity of Science: Closing Summary....Pages 314-318
The Scope and Promise of Science....Pages 319-320
Methods....Pages 321-344
Mathematical Physics....Pages 345-377
The Physical Sciences....Pages 378-384
The Physical Sciences: Committee Chairman’s Summary....Pages 385-390
The Future Vocation of Science....Pages 391-395
The Future of Science — What One Can Hope For....Pages 396-401
The Neutron: The Impact of Its Discovery and Its Uses....Pages 402-421
On Science and Its Evolution....Pages 422-426
Reflections on the Role and Purpose of Science....Pages 427-433
The Miracle of Science....Pages 434-437
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
Science, Its Future and Purpose....Pages 438-442
Front Matter....Pages 443-443
Reflections on the Atomic Bomb....Pages 445-450
Science in Two Worlds: Its Accomplishments and Aims....Pages 451-457
Ethics in the Relationship Between Science and Society....Pages 458-461
Science and Society....Pages 462-467
Science and Technology for Affluence and Satisfaction....Pages 468-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Review of “Kinematic Relativity: A Sequel to Relativity, Gravitation, and World Structure”....Pages 475-479
Review of “Theoretical Nuclear Physics”....Pages 480-482
Review of “Handbuch der Physik, Vol. 1: Mathematical Methods”....Pages 483-484
Review of “Proceedings of the Rehovoth Conference on Nuclear Structure”....Pages 485-486
Review of “Elements de Physique Nucléaire”....Pages 487-487
Review of “Fast Reactor Cross Sections”....Pages 488-488
Review of “American Scientists and Nuclear Weapons Policy”....Pages 489-491
Review of “The Inspiration of Science”....Pages 492-493
Review of “Nuclear Shell Theory”....Pages 494-495
Review of “The Quantum Theory of Fields. Proceedings of the 1961 Solvay Conference”....Pages 496-497
Review of “Internal Factors in Evolution”....Pages 498-498
Review of “Theory of Groups in Classical and Quantum Physics, Vol. I: Mathematical Structures and the Foundations of Quantum Theory”....Pages 499-500
Review of “Of Molecules and Men”....Pages 501-502
Review of “The Role of Mathematics in the Rise of Science”....Pages 503-503
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Review of “Nuclear War and Nuclear Peace”....Pages 504-504
Review of “Formulas and Theorems for the Special Functions of Mathematical Physics”....Pages 505-505
Review of “Random Matrices and the Statistical Theory of Energy Levels”....Pages 506-507
Review of “Reflections on Big Science”....Pages 508-509
Review of “Relaxation in Shock Waves”....Pages 510-511
Review of “Annual Review of Nuclear Science”....Pages 512-514
Review of “Symmetry Discovered: Concepts and Applications in Nature and Science”....Pages 515-515
Review of “The Advisors — Oppenheimer, Teller, and the Superbomb”....Pages 516-517
Review of “Albert Einsein, The Human Side: New Glimpses from His Archives”....Pages 518-520
Review of “A Perspective of Physics”....Pages 521-521
Back Matter....Pages 523-535