Owens gwinn (27 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First US Edition. Foxing on the page edges.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. DJ: Good. 492 pp. 6 1/8 x 9 1/8. Red cloth covered boards, stamped in black on spine. Black dj, edgeworn esp at head/foot of spine. Prev owner's surname on ffep.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). s2 6¼"x9¼"; 492 pages; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. Dustjacket has some edgewear and rubbing along spine edge, with clear polyester book jacket cover. A used copy with normal reading wear.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1st Edition. Book has mild edgewear, light soiling to the outer pages, text is unmarked. Jacket has tears and edgewear. Not price-clipped. Black and white images are included. 492 p. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. Full-cloth binding. Dust jacket has 4-inch diagonal tear plus chips, scrapes and soiling. Former owner's name on flyleaf; interior otherwise unmarked. 492 pages. Index. Notes/bibliography. Binding is tight and square.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. DJ VG (sev. small edge tears). 1st Printing. Size: Large Octavo.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 492 pages; Xvii, 492 p. , [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Teller, Edward, 1908-2003. Physics. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 492 pages; Xvii, 492 p. , [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Teller, Edward, 1908-2003. Physics. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 492 pages; Xvii, 492 p. , [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Teller, Edward, 1908-2003. Physics. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket.

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 492 pages; Xvii, 492 p. , [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Teller, Edward, 1908-2003. Physics. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Tight unmarked book in rubbed dust jacket with hint of shelflife.; 9.90 X 7.20 X 1.30 inches; 318 pages.

Condizione: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (physicists, biography) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Physicists, Biography) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xvii, [1], 492, [2] pages. Illustrations. Appendix. Notes. Index. Ex-library with usual library markings, DJ in plastic sleeve, DJ pasted to boards, book cocked, edges worn. Stanley Blumberg was a noted science writer who published widely on technical and policy subjects. Gwinn Owens was a writer, editorialist, and correspondent long associated with the Westinghouse Broadcasting Group. Derived from a New York Times review of The Life and Times of Edward Teller. By Stanley A. Blumberg and Gwinn Owens. If the tragedy of our age, as Ralph Lapp laments, "is that at the very time when science has reached the position where it can enormously improve man's life, its main thrust has been turned to destructive applications," then Teller's career embodies that tragedy. An exceptionally gifted physicist, Teller was turned by the exigencies of World War II from the pursuit of knowledge to its military application. The cold war transformed this temporary diversion into a permanent preoccupation. The results of his work helped to create the macabre international system we have lived with for more than two decades. Winston Churchill described its essential nature in 1955 to the House of Commons: "Then it may well be that we shall, by a process of sublime irony, have reached a stage in this story where Martin Sherwin, member of the history department at Princeton University, is the author of "A World Destroyed: The Atomic Bomb and the Grand Alliance," winner of the Stuart Bernath prize. safety will be the sturdy child of terror, and survival the twin brother of annihilation." Teller's major contribution to the arms race is a multimegaton hydrogen bomb, a weapon he pursued almost from the moment in the autumn of 1941 when he heard Enrico Fermi speculate that a fission explosion might be used to initiate a fusion reaction. He brooded about this problem during the war while working on the atomic bomb at Los Alamos, became increasingly bitter about a lack of support for it afterwards, and never forgave the H bomb's opponents, especially J. Robert Oppenheimer, for their opposition. When President Truman endorsed thermonuclear research program in January 1950, several months after the Soviet Union's unexpected first atomic bomb, Teller committed his prestige to the development of an H bomb. On May 8, 1951, the U.S. ignited the first thermonuclear reaction on earth. Teller's goal was then within reach. For his contributions to the H bomb Teller is clearly of interest to historians of technology; for his influence on national security policy during the Truman and Eisenhower Administrations he is a historical figure important to all. Teller's influence is recognized by those who lament it as well as by those who applaud it. In the judgment of the distinguished Nobel Prize winning physicist I. I. Rabi, "He's a danger to all that's important. I do really believe it would have been a better world without Teller." To Nelson Rockefeller, on the other hand, an early advocate of Teller's bomb shelter program, Teller is "an individual of energy, dedication, and genius so extraordinary as to . . . leave me eternally in his debt for the services he has rendered mankind.". Sybil Meyersburg (Blumberg photograph) and Paul W. (illustratore).…

Hardcover/Ex-Library. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition, First Thus. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED copy. Text/BRAND NEW. Orange linen boards/NF. DJ/NF; under library mylar. Biography of Hungarian-born American physicist Edward Teller (1908 - 2003), popularly known as the "father of the hydrogen bomb." Book based on full cooperation from Teller and key declassified materials from the former Atomic Energy Commission. 492 pgs, archival photos, 19 chapters, followed by Appendix. Fine copy uncirculated EX-Lib. Archival Photographs (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. None. First Edition. In a Mylar dj cover. Out of print.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very good in wrappers, a paperback. Contains 2 paperback books inside a paper slipcase. Titles: Man and the Modern City and Focal Point on Community Needs. Name plate inside one of books. Slight fading around edges of slipcase.

Condizione: Good. 1St Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. 1st Edition. xviii, 492, [2] p. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Notes. Index. No dust jacket present. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Stanley A. Blumberg, was a Baltimore author, inventor, and Middle Eastern expert who collaborated on two books about nuclear physicist Edward Teller. Mr. Blumberg produced a torrent of articles over the years that encompassed a wide variety of issues from science to economics and the affairs of Israel. Gwinn F. Owens, was a retired editor and editorial writer who made Baltimore's The Evening Sun's op-ed page a popular feature with readers and contributors. Edward Teller (Hungarian: Teller Ede; January 15, 1908 September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", even though he claimed he did not care for the title. Teller made numerous contributions to nuclear and molecular physics, spectroscopy (the Jahn Teller and Renner Teller effects), and surface physics. His extension of Fermi's theory of beta decay (in the form of the so-called Gamow Teller transitions) provided an important stepping stone in the applications of this theory. The Jahn Teller effect and the BET theory have retained their original formulation and are still mainstays in physics and chemistry. Teller also made contributions to Thomas Fermi theory, the precursor of density functional theory, a standard modern tool in the quantum mechanical treatment of complex molecules. In 1953, along with Nicholas Metropolis and Marshall Rosenbluth, Teller co-authored a paper which is a standard starting point for the applications of the Monte Carlo method to statistical mechanics. Teller emigrated to the United States in the 1930s, and was an early member of the Manhattan Project charged with developing the first atomic bombs. During this time he made a serious push to develop the first fusion-based weapons as well, but these were deferred until after World War II. After his controversial testimony in the security clearance hearing of his former Los Alamos colleague J. Robert Oppenheimer, Teller was ostracized by much of the scientific community. He continued to find 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. He was a co-founder of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and was both its director and associate director for many years. In his later years he became especially known for his advocacy of controversial technological solutions to both military and civilian problems, including a plan to excavate an artificial harbor in Alaska using thermonuclear explosives. He was a vigorous advocate of Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. Throughout his life, Teller was known both for his scientific ability and his difficult interpersonal relations and volatile personality, and is considered one of the inspirations for the character Dr. Strangelove in the 1964 movie of the same name. Presumed First Edition, First Printing, but with no printing line on verso, it may be a book club edition.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover. Spine head and corners are a little bumped; jacket slightly edgeworn. Small nick to leading edge of p.71. Text is clear throughout, and pages are sound and clean. TS. Used.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. The book has the usual library items. The dust jacket is a little worn with several tears along the edges. The dust jacket is clipped. The edges are a little foxed. 307 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm). Ex Library.…

Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Moderate rubbing, light soil and toning. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request.; Collects Owens' entries on the F.B.I. from the Sunpapers during the 1950s. No date or copyright, circa early 1960s.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 34 pages. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY EDWARD TELLER, the "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb," and a controversial figure for his testimony in the J. Robert Oppenheimer case. While this answers to G. P. Putnam's Sons' description of their first editions, there is a distinct chop on the rear cover, indicating a book club edition. A fine copy in orange cloth, and a dustjacket showing several chips and small tears to edges. Inscribed by Other(s).…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Open tears on panel corners, spine crown and heel and spine side edge. Shelfwear and rubbing on spine side edges. Small closed tears on top and bottom front and rear panels. Light foxing on text block edges.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Photographs; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the Biographee - Edward Teller, along with a longish inscription, on the front endpaper. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book cover, along with a slight rearward slant to the spine. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a number of small and medium sized tears, small chips missing, and bits of wrinkling. "Born in Austria-Hungary in 1908, Teller emigrated to the US in the 1930s, one of the many so-called "Martians", a group of Hungarian scientist émigrés. He made numerous contributions to nuclear and molecular physics, spectroscopy, and surface physics. His extension of Enrico Fermi's theory of beta decay, in the form of GamowTeller transitions, provided an important stepping stone in its application, while the JahnTeller effect and BrunauerEmmettTeller (BET) theory have retained their original formulation and are mainstays in physics and chemistry. Teller analyzed his problems using basic principles of physics and often discussed with his cohorts to make headway through difficult problems. This was seen when he worked with Stanislaw Ulam to get a workable thermonuclear fusion bomb design, but later temperamentally dismissed Ulam's aid. Herbert York stated that Teller utilized Ulam's general idea of compressive heating to start the nuclear fusion to generate his own sketch of a workable "Super" bomb. Before Ulam's idea, Teller's classical Super was essentially a system for heating uncompressed liquid deuterium to the point, Teller hoped, that it would sustain thermonuclear burning. It was, in essence, a simple idea from physical principles, which Teller pursued with a ferocious tenacity, even if he was wrong and shown that it would not work. To get support from Washington for his Super weapon project, Teller proposed a thermonuclear radiation implosion experiment as the "George" shot of Operation Greenhouse." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Biographee.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.