The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner part B. Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers

Wigner E.P.The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner part B.Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers_vol 7_ Historical and Biographical Reflections and Syntheses(Springer,2001)(ISBN 3540572945)(600dpi)(549p) ......Page 6
Copyright vii ......Page 7
Contents ix  ......Page 9
Editors’ Preface viii ......Page 8
Annotation by Jagdish Mehra 1 ......Page 13
PART I Autobiographical Essays and Interviews 39......Page 51
A Physicist Looks at the Soul 41 ......Page 53
The Scientist and Society 44 ......Page 56
Changes in Physics During My Time in Princeton and Plans for the Future in Retirement 51 ......Page 63
A Conversation with Eugene Wigner by J. Walsh 57 ......Page 69
Introduction (in Honor of Marcos Moshinsky) 79 ......Page 91
Recollections and Expectations 81 ......Page 93
An Interview with Eugene Paul Wigner by I. Kardos 90 ......Page 102
The Citation: Eugene Paul Wigner. Atoms for Peace Award, May 18, 1960 (by James R. Killian Jr.) 109 ......Page 121
Response to Citation by James R. Killian Jr. Atoms for Peace Award, May 18, 1960 110 ......Page 122
PART II Biographical Sketches 113......Page 125
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) 115 ......Page 127
New Editor of “Reviews of Modern Physics”: E. U. Condon 120 ......Page 132
With H. H. Goldstine) The Scientific Work of John von Neumann 123 ......Page 135
John von Neumann (1903-1957) 127 ......Page 139
Biographical Notice of Maria Goeppert Mayer 131 ......Page 143
An Appreciation on the 60th Birthday of Edward Teller 133 ......Page 145
Leo Szilard (1898-1964) 139 ......Page 151
Obituary: Maria Goeppert Mayer 150 ......Page 162
Obituary: Werner K. Heisenberg 152 ......Page 164
Obituary: Michael Polanyi 154 ......Page 166
With R. A. Hodgkin) Michael Polanyi (1891-1976) 156 ......Page 168
With J. W. Clark and M. W. Friedlander) Obituary: Eugene Feenberg 192 ......Page 204
The Wigner Medal: A Tribute to Valentine Bargmann 193 ......Page 205
Concluding Remarks (Address at the Dirac Symposium) 195 ......Page 207
Einstein - A Memoir 197 ......Page 209
Erinnerungen an Albert Einstein 198 ......Page 210
Thirty Years of Knowing Einstein 201 ......Page 213
Biography of John von Neumann 209 ......Page 221
Celebration of the 80th Year of Paul Harteck 211 ......Page 223
Address Delivered to the Memorial Meeting [for Paul Dirac] in Tallahassee 214 ......Page 226
New Light on Einstein Letter - An Interview with E. P. Wigner and A. M. Weinberg by D. Sundberg 216 ......Page 228
Remembering Paul Dirac 219 ......Page 231
PART III Science 229......Page 241
Roots of the Atomic Age 231 ......Page 243
With A. M. Feingold) On the Fermi b-Disintegration Theory 236 ......Page 248
The Role of Mathematical Methods in Physical Theories 246 ......Page 258
The International Oxford Conference on Nuclear Physics 249 ......Page 261
Convocation Address at the University of Alberta 251 ......Page 263
With F. Seitz) Pure and Applied Nuclear Physics in East and West 254 ......Page 266
Conference on Invariance, Mexico City, July 20-August 30, 1959 259 ......Page 271
Review of the Second Gatlinburg Conference on Reactions Between Complex Nuclei 261 ......Page 273
Union of the German Physical Societies: Report of Annual Meeting 270 ......Page 282
With M. Wheeler Wigner) The Scientist: His Increased Responsibilities 272......Page 284
Fermi Award: AEC Honors Teller for Contributions to Nuclear Science 279 ......Page 291
Science: The New Particles and Their Radiations 282 ......Page 294
The Impact of Success on Science 291 ......Page 303
The Roles of Primitive Knowledge, of Language, and of Mathematics in the Physical Sciences 301 ......Page 313
E. P. Wigner’s Comments at the Roundtable Discussion at the Conference on Nuclear Cross Sections and Technology 302 ......Page 314
The Unity of Science 305 ......Page 317
The Unity of Science: Closing Summary 314 ......Page 326
The Scope and Promise of Science 319 ......Page 331
Methods 321 ......Page 333
Mathematical Physics 345 ......Page 357
The Physical Sciences 378 ......Page 390
The Physical Sciences: Committee Chairman’s Summary 385 ......Page 397
With E. Padanyi-Gulyas) The Future Vocation of Science 391 ......Page 403
The Future of Science - What One Can Hope For 396 ......Page 408
The Neutron: The Impact of Its Discovery and Its Uses 402 ......Page 414
On Science and Its Evolution 422 ......Page 434
Reflections on the Role and Purpose of Science 427 ......Page 439
The Miracle of Science 434 ......Page 446
Science, Its Future and Purpose 438 ......Page 450
PART IV Science and Society 443......Page 455
Reflections on the Atomic Bomb 445 ......Page 457
Science in Two Worlds: Its Accomplishments and Aims 451 ......Page 463
Ethics in the Relationship Between Science and Society 458 ......Page 470
Science and Society (Pamphlet) 462 ......Page 474
Science and Technology for Affluence and Satisfaction 468 ......Page 480
Review of “Handbuch der Physik, Vol. 1: Mathematical Methods” (edited by S. Fliigge) 483 ......Page 495
Review of “Kinematic Relativity: A Sequel to Relativity, Gravitation, and World Structure” (by E. A. Milne) 475 ......Page 487
Review of “Theoretical Nuclear Physics” (by J. M. Blatt and V. F. Weisskopf) 480 ......Page 492
Review of “Proceedings of the Rehovoth Conference on Nuclear Structure” (edited by H. J. Lipkin) 485 ......Page 497
Reviews of “Elements de Physique Nucleaire” (by D. Blanc and G. Ambrosino) 487 ......Page 499
Review on “Fast Reactor Cross Sections” (by S.Yiftah, D. Okrent, and P. A. Moldauer) 488 ......Page 500
Review of “American Scientists and Nuclear Weapons Policy” (by R. Gilpin) 489 ......Page 501
Review of “The Inspiration of Science” (by Sir G. P. Thomson) 492 ......Page 504
Review of “Nuclear Shell Theory” (by A. de-Shalit and I. Talmi) 494 ......Page 506
Review of “The Quantum Theory of Fields. Proceedings of the 1961 Solvay Conference” 496 ......Page 508
Review of “Internal Factors in Evolution” (by L. L. Whyte) 498 ......Page 510
Review of “Theory of Groups in Classical and Quantum Physics, Vol. I: Mathematical Structures and the Foundations of Quantum Theory” (by T. Kahan) 499 ......Page 511
Review of “Of Molecules and Men” (by F. Crick) 501 ......Page 513
Review of “The Role of Mathematics in the Rise of Science” (by S. Bochner) 503 ......Page 515
Review of “Nuclear War and Nuclear Peace” (by Y. Harkabi) 504 ......Page 516
Review of “Formulas and Theorems for the Special Functions of Mathematical Physics” (by W. Magnus, F. Oberhettinger, and R. P. Soni) 505 ......Page 517
Review of “Random Matrices and the Statistical Theory of Energy Levels” (by M. L. Mehta) 506 ......Page 518
Review of “Reflections on Big Science” (by A. M. Weinberg) 508 ......Page 520
Review of “Relaxation in Shock Waves” (by Ye.V. Stupochenko, S. A. Losev, and A. I. Ozipov) 510 ......Page 522
Review of “Annual Review of Nuclear Science” (edited by E. Segre) 512 ......Page 524
Review of “Symmetry Discovered: Concepts and Applications in Nature and Science” (by J. Rosen) 515 ......Page 527
Review of “The Advisors - Oppenheimer, Teller, and the Superbomb” (by H. York) 516 ......Page 528
Review of “Albert Einstein, The Human Side: New Glimpses from His Archives” (selected and edited by H. Dukas and B. Hoffman) 518 ......Page 530
Review of “A Perspective of Physics” (selected and edited by Sir Rudolf Peierls) 521 ......Page 533
Papers Reprinted in This Volume 523 ......Page 535
Papers on Related Topics Reprinted in Other Volumes of The Collected Works 530 ......Page 542
Papers on Related Topics Not Reprinted in The Collected Works 531 ......Page 543
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