1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457302903321

Autore

Cowan G. A (George A.), <1920-2012.>

Titolo

Manhattan Project to the Santa Fe Institute [[electronic resource] ] : the memoirs of George A. Cowan / / George A. Cowan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2010

ISBN

1-283-63673-5

0-8263-4872-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

540.92

B

Soggetti

Chemists - United States

Businessmen - New Mexico - Los Alamos

Philanthropists - United States

Electronic books.

Los Alamos (N.M.) Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

My early environment -- The world outside our yard -- Movies and vaudeville -- Finding a role -- The deepening Depression -- My high school years -- Undergraduate years at Worcester Polytechnic Institute -- Entering a new world -- Prologue to the Manhattan Project -- I go to the "Met Lab" -- My visit to Oak Ridge -- Nuclear physics research at Columbia University -- Photo gallery -- I go to Los Alamos -- The Pittsburgh years -- I return to Los Alamos -- The hydrogen bomb -- New heavy elements -- Thermonuclear testing, 1954-1955 -- Life at Los Alamos in the 1950s -- The nuclear intelligence community -- The Oppenheimer hearings -- Los Alamos becomes privately owned -- Banking at Los Alamos -- Poker and theoretical physics -- Project Gnome : the add-on wheel experiment -- Duplicating Mike neutron exposure -- U.S.-U.K. Joint Working Group for Radiochemistry -- International symposium, heavy ion physics, Dubna, Russia -- Photo gallery II -- A trip to the North Pole -- Down the Aleutian Islands to Amchitka -- The Oklo natural reactor -- Disposal of high-level radioactive wastes -- The solar neutrino program -- Atmospheric



dynamics around Antarctica -- The White House Science Council -- Simplicity and complexity -- Photo gallery III -- The Santa Fe Institute : its intellectual origins -- SFI becomes operational -- Behavioral science -- My interest in early mental development -- What have I learned? -- What lies ahead? -- Power and complexity.

Sommario/riassunto

Cowan relates the details of his unique scientific career.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812719703321

Autore

Li Min

Titolo

Live or die : how long can Chinese companies live? / / [edited by Min Li]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Reading, United Kingdom] : , : Paths International Ltd, , [2013]

ISBN

1-84464-122-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Paths International cases in modern Chinese business

Disciplina

338.70951

Soggetti

Business enterprises - China

Success in business - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Health is the Cornerstone of Enterprise Development; Chapter 2: Rankings and Dimensions of Chinese Companies; Chapter 3: Diagnosis and Interpretation of Current Situation of Companies' Lifespan; Chapter 4: Pathalogical Diagnosis; Chapter 5: To Decode the Genetic Code of Company Life-Cycle; Chapter 6: Emulation Law of Corporate Life; Bibliography; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Currently, a commercial enterprise in China exists on average for 4.2 years. This practical casebook shows how to extend this lifespan, using a user-friendly 'theoretical explanation + examples' format. The book provides more than 100 practical examples for instant implementation. Using the concept of 'keep healthy,' it analyzes the position of Chinese enterprises on the international scene, interprets the current situation for business longevity, reveals the common root problems, and provides an expert summary of the key principles that determine the



lifespan of a company in China. Live or Di