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Selected Popular Writings of E.U. Condon

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Table of contents (44 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Edward Uhler Condon, A Personal Recollection

    • Lewis M. Branscomb
    Pages 1-3
  3. Preface to Topics in Modern Physics, A Tribute to Edward U. Condon

    • Wesley E. Brittin, Halis Odabasi
    Pages 17-29
  4. Measures for Progress

    • Rexmond C. Cochrane
    Pages 30-41
  5. Edward Uhler Condon, 1902–1974

    • Philip M. Morse
    Pages 42-54
  6. Obituary: Edward U. Condon

    • Lewis M. Branscomb
    Pages 55-58
  7. The Age of the Stars

    • Edward U. Condon
    Pages 59-64
  8. Statistics of Vocabulary

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 65-67
  9. Recent Developments in Quantum Mechanics

    • Edward U. Condon
    Pages 68-71
  10. Wave Mechanics and Radioactive Disintegration

    • Ronald W. Gurney, Edward U. Condon
    Pages 72-74
  11. Note on the Velocity of Sound

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 75-76
  12. Food and the Theory of Probability

    • Edward U. Condon
    Pages 77-82
  13. Three Catch Questions

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 94-95
  14. Mathematical Models in Modern Physics

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 96-100
  15. Physics in Industry

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 107-110
  16. A Physicist’s Peace

    • E. U. Condon
    Pages 111-113

About this book

0 e The selected popular writings contain articles he wrote on technical topics for such journals as The American Journal of Physics, Science, and Nature, as well as reflections on education, UFO's, and other topics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Asim O. Barut, Halis Odabasi

  • Department of Physics, University of Denver, Denver, USA

    Alwyn Merwe

Bibliographic Information

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