Essays on the Future

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVI

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2. The Future of Nuclear Power

   • Harold Agnew

   Pages 1-3

3. The Nature of Informational Modeling

   • Robert L. Ashenhurst

   Pages 5-10

4. Long Time, No See

   • Kenneth Baclawski

   Pages 11-26

5. The Once and Future Role for Approximate Calculations

   • George A. Baker Jr.

   Pages 27-44

6. Possible Future Trends in Relativity

   • N. L. Balazs

   Pages 45-59

7. The Future of Libraries

   • J. Arthur Freed

   Pages 61-72

8. The Future of Physics

   • R. W. Hamming

   Pages 73-81

9. The Monte Carlo Method in Mathematical Finance

   • Michael Hawrylycz

   Pages 83-105

10. A Future Basis for National Security and International Policy

    • O’Dean P. Judd

    Pages 107-122

11. On the Future of Combinatorics

    • Daniel J. Kleitman

    Pages 123-134

12. Apocalypticism, One-Time Events, and Scientific Rationality

    • Martin H. Krieger

    Pages 135-151

13. The Future of Russian Science and Technology

    • N. H. Krikorian

    Pages 153-172

14. The Future of Differential Equations

    • Peter D. Lax

    Pages 173-176

15. The Future of Quantum Theory of Angular Momentum

    • James D. Louck

    Pages 177-207

16. Cancer and the Future

    • Theodore T. Puck

    Pages 209-215

17. Cancer Treatment with Nuclear Particles

    • M. R. Raju

    Pages 217-231

18. On Pure and Applied Mathematics

    • R. D. Richtmyer

    Pages 233-236

19. The ‘Legion of Science’

    • Jack Schwartz

    Pages 237-240

20. Future Issues in Philosophy

    • Robert Sokolowski

    Pages 241-254

The present work represents a unique undertaking in scientific publishing to honor Nick Metropolis, who passed away in October, 1999. Nick was the last survivor of the Manhattan Project that began during World War II in Los Alamos and later became the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In this volume, some of the leading scientists and humanists of our time have contributed essays related to their respective disciplines exploring various aspects of future developments in science, technology, and society. Speculations on the future developments of science and society, philosophy, national security, nuclear power, pure and applied mathematics, physics and biology, particle physics, computing, information science, among many others, are included. Contributors include: H. Agnew * R. Ashenhurst * K. Baclawski * G. Baker * N. Balazs * J.A. Freed * R. Hamming * M. Hawrylycz * O. Judd * D. Kleitman * M. Krieger * N. Krikorian * P. Lax * J.D. Louck * T. Puck * M. Raju * R. Richtmyer * J. Schwartz * R. Sokolowski * E. Teller * M. Waterman

• Essays
• Nick Metropolis
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• particle physics
• philosophy
• physics
• quantum theory
• relativity

• Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA

  Siegfried S. Hecker

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