The collected works of Eugene Paul Wigner Pt. A. The scientific papers / ed.: Arthur Wightman. Annot. by Nandor Balazs ... Vol. 2. Nuclear physics / annot. by Herman Feshbach

Eugene Wigner is one of the very few scientists that may safely be describedas creators of 20th-century physics. This volume of his Collected Works is devoted to his contributions to nuclear energy. In his Introduction and Annotations A.M. Weinberg surveys Wigner's contributions to nuclear-reaction physics and nuclear engineering, at the same time giving a glimpse of the early history of nuclear-reactor technology. Wigner himself gave a lively and critical account, which is published in this volume for the first time. Furthermore the book contains forty-two reports and memoranda from 1941 to 1945 and twelve of Wigner's many patents relating to nuclear energy. Pt.a: V. 1. Eugene Paul Wigner, A Biographical Sketch. Applied Group Theory, 1926-1935. The Mathematical Papers -- V. 2. Nuclear Physics -- V. 3. Particles And Fields. Foundations Of Quantum Mechanics -- V. 4. Physical Chemistry. Solid State Physics -- V. 5. Nuclear Energy. Eugene Wigner And Nuclear Energy. Memoir Of The Uranium Project. Articles, Reports And Memoranda On Nuclear Energy. The Wigner Patents -- Pt. B: V. 6. Philosophical Reflections And Syntheses -- V. 7. Historical And Biographical Reflections And Syntheses -- V. 8. Socio-political Reflections And Civil Defense. Pt. A Edited By Arthur S. Wightman; Pt. B Edited By Jagdish Mehra. Includes Bibliographical References. Eugene Wigner was undoubtedly one of the pioneers of nuclear physics. He contributed to nuclear engineering (Volume 5 of his Collected Works) all the way to basic theoretical work. This volume collects his articles devoted to the latter. It has been edited by Arthur Wightman and Herman Feshbach who also wrote the annotation to Wigner's path-breaking scientific accomplishments in this field of modern physics. v. 1. Eugene Paul Wigner, a biographical sketch. Applied group theory, 1926-1935. The mathematical papers v. 2. Nuclear physics v. 3. pt. 1. Particles and fields / annotated by Arthur Wightman. pt. 2. Foundations of quantum mechanics / annotated by Abner Shimony v. 5. Nuclear energy v. 6. Philosophical reflections and syntheses v. 8. Socio-political reflections and civil defense / annotated by Conrad Chester Eugene Paul Wigner (Jenö Pál Wigner) was born in Budapest, Hungary, on 17 November 1902.