Edward Condon

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Works

3

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1905-11-16

Active to

1973-08-04

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines

   · 1953 · cited 29,958x

2. Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.

   · 2000 · cited 28,571x

3. The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior

   · 2000 · cited 24,792x

4. Adsorption of Gases in Multimolecular Layers

   · 1938 · cited 24,546x

5. THE USE OF LEAD CITRATE AT HIGH pH AS AN ELECTRON-OPAQUE STAIN IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

   · 1963 · cited 18,994x

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Quotes

• “In short, the greatest contribution to real security that science can make is through the extension of the scientific method to the social sciences and a solution of the problem of complete avoidance of war.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Edward

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Alamogordo

Place of death

Boulder

Occupation

nuclear physicist

Educated at

University of California, Berkeley

Employer

University of Colorado Boulder

Languages spoken

English language

Participant in

Manhattan Project

Doctoral advisor

Raymond Thayer Birge

Doctoral student

Edwin McMillan

Field of work

physics

Image

Edward U. Condon.jpg

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