The Road to Scientific Success: Inspiring Life Stories of Prominent Researchers (Road to Scientific Success)

This is the inaugural volume of a new book series entitled The Road to Scientific Success: Inspiring Life Stories of Prominent Researchers. Authoritative scientists such as Nobel Prize laureates Douglas D Osheroff and Herbert A Hauptman and US National Medal of Science recipients Paul Ching-Wu Chu and Eli Ruckenstein describe their life experiences in relation to how success was attained, how their careers were developed, how their research was steered, how priorities were set, and how difficulties were faced. These keys to success serve as a useful guide for anyone who is looking for advice on how to direct their career and conduct scientific research that will make an impact. The focus on the road to success (rather than scientific findings) and on personal experience aims to inspire and encourage readers to achieve greater success themselves. The objectives of this book series are: • To motivate young people to pursue their vocations with rigor, perseverance and direction • To inspire students to pursue science or engineering • To enhance the scientific knowledge of students, including those that do not major in science or engineering • To help parents and teachers prepare the next generation of scientists or engineers • To increase the awareness of the general public to the advances of science • To provide a record of the history of science The Hungarian born mathematical genius, John von Neumann, was undoubtedly one of the greatest and most influential scientific minds of the 20th century. Von Neumann made fundamental contributions to Computing and he had a keen interest in Dynamical Systems, specifically Hydrodynamic Turbulence. This book, offering a state-of-the-art collection of papers in computational dynamical systems, is dedicated to the memory of von Neumann. Including contributions from J E Marsden, P J Holmes, M Shub, A Iserles, M Dellnitz and J Guckenheimer, this book offers a unique combination of theoretical and applied research in areas such as geometric integration, neural networks, linear programming, dynamical astronomy, chemical reaction models, structural and fluid mechanics Annotation This absorbing book describes the road to scientific success of prominent researchers who are winners of prestigious awards such as the Nobel Prize and the US National Medal of Science. The scientists describe their life experiences in relation to how success was attained, how their careers were developed, how their research was steered, how priorities were set, and how difficulties were faced. These keys to success serve as a useful guide for anyone who is looking for advice on how to direct their career and conduct scientific research that will make an impact. The focus on the road to success (rather than scientific findings) and on personal experience aims to inspire and encourage readers to achieve greater success themselves Deborah Duen Ling Chung : Innovator In Engineering Materials Use -- James Chen Min Li : Leader In The Science Of Engineering Materials -- Paul Ching-wu Chu : Inventor Of High Temperature Superconductor -- Eli Ruckenstein : Leader In Chemical Process Development -- Jennie S. Hwang : Pioneer In Surface Mount Technology And Environment-friendly Lead-free Electronics -- Douglas D. Osheroff : Winner Of The 1996 Nobel Prize In Physics -- Klaus Biemann : The Father Of Organic Mass Spectrometry -- James W. Mayer : Pioneer In Semiconductor Device Development -- Herbert A. Hauptman : Winner Of The 1985 Nobel Prize In Chemistry -- Agnes Oberlin : Leader In Analyzing The Structure Of Carbon Materials. Editor, Deborah D.l. Chung. Includes Index.