Memoirs

A Twentieth Century Journey In Science And Politics

By: Edward Teller, Judith Schoolery

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Paperback | 9 June 2006 | Edition Number 1

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The story of Edward Teller is the story of the twentieth century. Born in Hungary in 1908, Teller witnessed the rise of Nazism and anti-Semitism, two world wars, the McCarthy era, and the changing face of big science. A brilliant and controversial figure whose work on nuclear weapons was key to the American war effort, Teller has long believed in freedom through strong defense, a philosophy reflected in his stance on arms control and nuclear policy. These extraordinary recollections at last reveal the man behind the headlines-passionate and humorous, devoted and loyal. In clear and compelling prose, Teller tells of the people, events, and ideas that shaped him as a scientist, beginning with his early love of music and math, and continuing with his study of quantum physics with Werner Heisenberg. Present at many of the pivotal moments in modern science, Teller also describes his friendships with some of the century''s greatest minds-Einstein, Bohr, Fermi, Szilard, von Neumann, Oppenheimer-and offers an honest account of the development of the atomic and hydrogen bombs. He also offers a moving portrait of his childhood, his marriage and family life, and his friendship with physicist Maria Mayer. Writing about those aspects of his life that have had important public consequences-from his conservative politics to his relationships with scientists and presidents-Teller reveals himself to be a man with deep beliefs about liberty, security, and the moral responsibility of science.

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Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
How Many Seconds in a Year? (1908-1913)	p. 3
Learning About War, Revolution, and Peace (1914-1919)	p. 8
The Other Side of the War Years (1914-1919)	p. 17
Romanian Interlude (1919-1920)	p. 24
My Name is KoKo (1920-1925)	p. 31
How to Become a Physicist the Hard Way (1926-1928)	p. 42
Brave New World (1928-1929)	p. 53
Journeymen Year in Physics (1929-1930)	p. 64
The Pleasures of Small Successes (1930-1933)	p. 72
The Future Becomes Obvious (1933)	p. 82
Copenhagen (1933-1934)	p. 94
The Joy of Being a Foreigner (1934-1935)	p. 109
First Years in the United States (1935-1941)	p. 122
Fission (1939-1941)	p. 138
Academicians Go to Work (1941-1943)	p. 153
Settling in at Los Alamos (March 1943-November 1943)	p. 166
On and Off the Mesa (November 1943-January 1945)	p. 184
An End, A Beginning (1945)	p. 198
Give It Back to the Indians (1945-1946)	p. 213
Incomplete Answers (1946)	p. 228
Among Friends From Home (February 1946-June 1949)	p. 239
The Reactor Safeguard Committee (1947-1949)	p. 263
Twenty Years Too Soon (June 1949-January 1950)	p. 273
Our Doubts Have a Firm Foundation (1950)	p. 291
Damn the Torpedoes (November 1950-April 1951)	p. 309
Pleasures in the Pacific, Perils at Princeton (April 1951-September 1951)	p. 320
The Campaign for a Second Weapons Laboratory (November 1951-July 1952)	p. 330
The New Wheel Spins a Bit (1952-1954)	p. 343
Other Nuclear Affairs (1949-1955)	p. 360
The Oppenheimer Hearing (April 12, 1954-May 6, 1954)	p. 369
Sequelae (June 1954-February 1955)	p. 385
Three Friends (August 1954-August 1958)	p. 402
Down to Earth (1955-1958)	p. 415
The Directorship (1958-1960)	p. 436
A Few Lessons in Political Affairs (1955-1960)	p. 453
The Temperature of the Cold War Rises (1960-1965)	p. 461
Educating Inventive Engineers (1961-1975)	p. 476
Uphill (1964-1972)	p. 492
Choices, Critical and Otherwise (1973-1979)	p. 514
Strategic Defense (1980-1992)	p. 525
Other Issues--Public and Private (1980-1990)	p. 541
Homecoming (1990-2000)	p. 551
Epilogue	p. 562
In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer	p. 570
Index	p. 603
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