Oral history interview with Charles L. Critchfield, 1987 May 29.

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Oral history interview with Charles L. Critchfield, 1987 May 29.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63288472

The interview mainly concerns John von Neumann, who Critchfield knew through his thesis advisor, Edward Teller, and his work at Aberdeen Proving Ground and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Critchfield describes von Neumann's work on shaped charges; his work at the Ballistic Research Laboratory at Aberdeen and his interactions with Robert Kent; and his consulting work at Los Alamos, especially on the implosion device.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Teller, Edward, 1908-2003

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15 January 1908 Born, Budapest, Hungary 1926 1928 Student, Karlsruhe Technical Institute, Karlsruhe, Germany 1928 Student, University of Munich, Germany 1929 1931 Research associate, University of Leipzig, Germany 1930 Ph.D., University of Leipzig 1931 1933 Research associate, Guttingen, Germany 1934 Married Augusta (Mici) Harkanyi ...

Aspray, William,

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Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957

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John (Johann) Louis von Neumann (1903-1957) was born in Budapest and showed early signs of being a child prodigy. He entered the University of Budapest in 1921, but also attended the University of Berlin and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology before obtaining a degree in chemical engineering in 1925. He earned his Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Budapest in 1927. After graduation, he worked at the University of Berlin before becoming a visiting professor to Princeton from ...

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Kent, R. H. (Robert Harrington), 1886-1961

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U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory

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Critchfield, Charles Louis, 1910-

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Mathematical physicist. From the description of Oral history interview with Charles L. Critchfield, 1987 May 29. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63288472 ...

Los Alamos scientific laboratory

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