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Selected Popular Writings of E.U. Condon

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Asim O. Barut

    1. Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  2. Halis Odabasi

    1. Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  3. Alwyn Merwe

    1. Department of Physics, University of Denver, Denver, USA

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Table of contents (44 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Edward Uhler Condon, A Personal Recollection

    • Lewis M. Branscomb
    Pages 1-3

  3. E.U. Condon — The Physicist and the Individual

    • I. I. Rabi
    Pages 4-9

  4. Foreword to Topics in Modern Physics, A Tribute to Edward U. Condon

    • Frederick Seitz
    Pages 10-16

  5. Preface to Topics in Modern Physics, A Tribute to Edward U. Condon

    • Wesley E. Brittin, Halis Odabasi
    Pages 17-29

  6. Measures for Progress

    • Rexmond C. Cochrane
    Pages 30-41

  7. Edward Uhler Condon, 1902–1974

    • Philip M. Morse
    Pages 42-54

  8. Obituary: Edward U. Condon

    • Lewis M. Branscomb
    Pages 55-58

  9. The Age of the Stars

    • Edward U. Condon
    Pages 59-64

  10. Statistics of Vocabulary

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 65-67

  11. Recent Developments in Quantum Mechanics

    • Edward U. Condon
    Pages 68-71

  12. Wave Mechanics and Radioactive Disintegration

    • Ronald W. Gurney, Edward U. Condon
    Pages 72-74

  13. Note on the Velocity of Sound

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 75-76

  14. Food and the Theory of Probability

    • Edward U. Condon
    Pages 77-82

  15. Where Do We Live? Reflections on Physical Units and the Universal Constants

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 83-93

  16. Three Catch Questions

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 94-95

  17. Mathematical Models in Modern Physics

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 96-100

  18. A Simple Derivation of the Maxwell-Boltzmann Law

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 101-106

  19. Physics in Industry

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 107-110

  20. A Physicist’s Peace

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 111-113
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About this book

0 e The selected popular writings contain articles he wrote on technical topics for such journals as The American Journal of Physics, Science, and Nature, as well as reflections on education, UFO's, and other topics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Asim O. Barut, Halis Odabasi

  • Department of Physics, University of Denver, Denver, USA

    Alwyn Merwe

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Selected Popular Writings of E.U. Condon

  • Editors: Asim O. Barut, Halis Odabasi, Alwyn Merwe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3066-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-97421-7Due: 20 March 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7783-5Published: 30 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3066-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 343

  • Topics: Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

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