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The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner

Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers. Historical and Biographical Reflections and Syntheses

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Jagdish Mehra

    1. The Jagdish Mehra Collection, M. D. Anderson Library, Adm. Off. 108, University of Houston, Houston, USA

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  • This is the last volume of the Collected Works

Part of the book series: The Collected Works (WIGNER, volume B / 7)

Part of the book sub series: Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers (2876)

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Table of contents (90 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Historical and Biographical Reflections and Syntheses

    1. Historical and Biographical Reflections and Syntheses

      • Jagdish Mehra
      Pages 1-38

  3. Autobiographical Essays and Interviews

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. A Physicist Looks at the Soul

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 41-43

    3. The Scientist and Society

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 44-50

    4. Changes in Physics During My Time in Princeton and Plans for the Future in Retirement

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 51-56

    5. A Conversation with Eugene Wigner by J. Walsh

      • Jagdish Mehra
      Pages 57-78

    6. Introduction (in Honor of Marcos Moshinsky)

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 79-80

    7. Recollections and Expectations

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 81-89

    8. An Interview with Eugene Paul. Wigner by I. Kardos

      • Jagdish Mehra
      Pages 90-108

    9. The Citation: Eugene Paul Wigner

      • James R. Killian Jr.
      Pages 109-109

    10. Response to Citation by James R. Killian Jr.

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 110-111

  4. Biographical Sketches

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Enrico Fermi

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 115-119

    3. New Editor of “Reviews of Modern Physics”: E. U. Condon

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 120-122

    4. The Scientific Work of John von Neumann

      • H. H. Goldstine, E. P. Wigner
      Pages 123-126

    5. John von Neumann

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 127-130

    6. Biographical Notice of Maria Goeppert Mayer

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 131-132

    7. An Appreciation on the 60th Birthday of Edward Teller

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 133-138

    8. Leo Szilard

      • E. P. Wigner
      Pages 139-149
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Not only was E.P. Wigner one of the most active creators of 20th century physics, he was also always interested in expressing his opinion in philosophical, political or sociological matters. This volume of his collected works covers a wide selection of his essays about science and society, about himself and his colleagues. Annotated by J. Mehra, this volume will become an important source of reference for historians of science, and it will be pleasant reading for every physicist interested in forming ideas in modern physics.

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  • The Jagdish Mehra Collection, M. D. Anderson Library, Adm. Off. 108, University of Houston, Houston, USA

    Jagdish Mehra

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