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> Stanislaw Ulam
Stanislaw Ulam
Stanislaw Marcin Ulam
(April 13,
1909
to
May 13,
1984)
was a Polish mathematican.
He made important contributions in mathematics, including in the areas of
algebraic topology, ergodic theory, number theory and set theory,
as well in physics, especially nuclear physics and the study of
dynamical systems. He may also have been the first person
to propose the idea
of a technological singularity;
in
1958,
the year after John von Neumann's death, Ulam described
a conversation that the two of them had once had on this topic.
Ulam contributed to the Manhattan Project,
and together with Edward Teller proposed the
Teller-Ulam design for thermonuclear weapons
(known publically for 30 years as the "Teller-Ulam H-bomb secret").
Although Edward Teller is often popularly know as the father of the H-bomb,
according to the German-American physicist and Nobel laureate, Hans Albrecht Bethe,
(who also worked on the project), it would be more accurate to say that
"Ulam is the father, because he provided the seed, and Teller is the mother, because he remained with the child."
(The exact contributions of Ulam of Edward Teller,
and how the Teller-Ulam design was arrived at,
has been a matter of public and private dispute since the 1950s).
Stanislaw Ulam was the first person to conceive of external nuclear
pulse propulsion, which is of course the basic idea behind Project Orion. Apparently
he began to think about using atomic bombs as a means of propulsion, the day
after the Trinity atomic bomb test in
1945,
and had thought of the idea of external nuclear pulse propulsion by
1946.
At the end of his life, Ulam declared that this was the invention of which he was
most proud.
Here are some books by or about Stanislaw Ulam:
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By Mark Kac
Dover Publications
Released: May 1st, 1992
Paperback (192 pages)
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Mathematics and Logic (Dover Books on Mathematics)- Manufacturer: Dover Publications
- Brand: Dover Publications
- ISBN: 0486670856
- UPC: 800759670857
- EAN: 9780486670850
- PartNumber: 34ill.
Details:- Paperback
- Edition: Reprint
- Number of Pages: 192
- Authors: Mark Kac, Stanislaw M. Ulam
- Publication Date: May 1st, 1992
- Release Date: May 1st, 1992
Physical Description:- Size: 8.5 inches by 5.75 inches by 0.5 inches
- Weight: 0.44974301448 pounds
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By Stanislaw M Ulam
Hassell Street Press
Released: September 9th, 2021
Paperback (178 pages)
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A Collection of Mathematical Problems- Manufacturer: Hassell Street Press
- ISBN: 1013362497
- EAN: 9781013362491
Details:- Paperback
- Number of Pages: 178
- Author: Stanislaw M Ulam
- Publication Date: September 9th, 2021
- Release Date: September 9th, 2021
Physical Description:- Size: 9.21 Inches by 6.14 inches by 0.38 Inches
- Weight: 0.57 pounds
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