Physics and Society,9781563963865

Physics and Society

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ISBN13: 9781563963865
ISBN10: 1563963868
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-03-01
Publisher(s): Amer Inst of Physics
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Summary

A collection of essays by some of the world's leading physicists. The essays address topics ranging from Weisskopf's contributions to theo- retical physics to more intimate views of his role as a teacher, friend, and humanist. DLC: Weisskopf, Victor Frederick.

Table of Contents

Foreword v(2)
Preface vii(4)
List of Contributors xi
I. V.F. WEISSKOPF'S TIME LINE
3(10)
V. Stefan
Chronology
3(5)
Select Publications
8(1)
Honors and Awards
9(2)
Presidential Positions and Memberships
11(2)
II. A MAN OF INSIGHT AND HIS JOURNEY INTO DEPTHS: REFLECTIONS ON A POLYMATHIC MIND
13(14)
V. Stefan
The Power of Insight
15(2)
Achievements in Physics
17(2)
Weisskopf on Einstein and Bohr
19(1)
The "Copenhagen Faust"
20(1)
The MIT and the CERN
21(1)
Viki: Friend, Colleague, and Teacher
22(1)
Weisskopf: A Musician
23(1)
Weisskopf, Science, World
24(3)
III. WORDS OF WISDOM: MEMORABLE SAYINGS, OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS OF V.F. WEISSKOPF
27(20)
V. Stefan
IV. WEISSKOPF AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF PHYSICISTS
47(168)
Life and Physics with Viki
49(4)
Hans A. Bethe
Van der Waals Forces and Zeropoint Energy
53(14)
Hendrik B. G. Casimir
Victor Weisskopf: Director, Teacher, Wise Brother
67(4)
Georges Charpak
Viki: Scientist, Humanist, Accompanist, and Friend
71(10)
Sidney D. Drell
International Community in Science
81(14)
Evgenii L. Feinberg
Quantum Theory of Systems with Friction
95(8)
Herman Feshbach
Viki
103(6)
Jerome I. Friedman
Henry W. Kendall
The Garden of Live Flowers
109(14)
Murray Gell-Mann
Weisskopf Unmasked
123(6)
Kurt Gottfried
The Nature of Intrinsic Magnetic Dipole Moments
129(24)
J. David Jackson
Physical Societies and Physical Communities
153(18)
Maurice Jacob
A Resonance Parametrization in One and Two-Channel S-Wave Scattering
171(10)
Francis E. Low
Advanced Technologies: A Threat to Human Rights?
181(8)
Ove Nathan
Quantum Mechanics and Precise Measurements
189(8)
Norman F. Ramsey
Why is the Entropy of Black Holes so Big?
197(6)
Walter Thirring
Why are We Here? Where are We Going?
203(12)
Charles H. Townes
Complete List of Weisskopf's Publications and Talks (Chronological Order) 215(10)
Index of Names 225(2)
Subject Index 227(4)
Glossary 231

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