Judging Edward Teller; A Closer Look at One of the Most Influential Scientists of the Twentieth Century
Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 575, [1] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Foreword by Peter Lax. Afterward by Richard Garwin. Timeline: Selected Events in Edward Teller's Life. Biographical Names. Notes. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Corners of several pages creased. Istvan Hargittai, Ph.D., D.Sc. (Budapest, Hungary), is the author of several acclaimed books including the six-volume Candid Science series of interviews with famous scientists; Judging Edward Teller; The Road to Stockholm: Nobel Prizes, Science, and Scientists; The Martians of Science: Five Physicists Who Changed the Twentieth Century; and The DNA Doctor: Candid Conversations with James D. Watson. Dr. Hargittai is professor of chemistry at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and head of the George A Olah Ph.D. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. He is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and a member of the Academia Europaea in London. His work on the Teller book was assisted by a generous grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Edward Teller (January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist who is known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb" Teller was known both for his scientific ability and for his difficult interpersonal relations and volatile personality. Teller found support from the U.S. government and military research establishment, particularly for his advocacy for nuclear energy development, a strong nuclear arsenal, and a vigorous nuclear testing program. More