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Obituary for Walter Kohn (1923–2016)
No full textWalter Kohn (Figure 1) is one of the most cited scientists of our time, who died on 19 April 2016 in Santa Barbara, CA, USA. [...
Local Theory of Electronic Structure of Extended Systems
No full textPaper by Walter Kohn and Avishay Yani
Through a glass darkly: A physicist looks at the future
No full textItem consists of a digitized copy of an audio recording of a Vancouver Institute lecture given by Walter Kohn on March 18, 2000. Original audio recording available in the University Archives (UBC AT 2403).Other UBCUnreviewedOthe
The education of Walter Kohn and the creation of density functional theory
No full textThe theoretical solid-state physicist Walter Kohn was awarded one-half of the 1998 Nobel Priz
A Tryst with Density: Walter Kohn and Density Functional Theory
No full textWalter Kohn transformed theoretical chemistry and solid statephysics with his development of density functional theory, forwhich he was awarded the Nobel Prize. This article tries toexplain, in simple terms, why this was an important advancein the field, and to describe precisely what it was that he (togetherwith his collaborators Pierre Hohenberg and Lu JeuSham) achieved
Interview of author Walter Satterthwait
No full textWalter Satterthwait, author of a series of contemporary crime novels, talks about his protagonists Joshua Croft and Rita Mondragon, and his novels set in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Satterthwait describes how he came to writing crime stories and why he chose to use a Latina as a main character. He describes his exposure to different cultures, his childhood of frequent moves, how he came to writing, and how he developed his characters. Satterthwait is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas
Walter Kohn - Personal Stories and Anecdotes Told by Friends and Collaborators
No full textThis is not a science book, nor even a book about science, although most of the contributors are scientists. It is a book of personal stories about Walter Kohn, a theoretical physicist and winner of half of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Walter Kohn originated and/or refined a number of very important theoretical approaches and concepts in solid-state physics. He is known in particular for Density-Functional Theory. This book represents a kind of "oral history" about him, gathered - in anticipation of his 80th birthday - from former students, collaborators, fellow-scientists, and friends
Walter Kohn - Personal Stories and Anecdotes Told by Friends and Collaborators
No full textThis is not a science book, nor even a book about science, although most of the contributors are scientists. It is a book of personal stories about Walter Kohn, a theoretical physicist and winner of half of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Walter Kohn originated and/or refined a number of very important theoretical approaches and concepts in solid-state physics. He is known in particular for Density-Functional Theory. This book represents a kind of "oral history" about him, gathered - in anticipation of his 80th birthday - from former students, collaborators, fellow-scientists, and friends
A historical autobiography.
No full textdigitizedGaston Kohn was born on Oct. 26, 1924 in Breslau (then Germany), son of Walter Kohn (1892-1938) and his wife Minetta, née Kremski (1899-1973
Anuson Walter Vella
No full textCremation volume for Vella, Walter F. (Walter Francis), 1924-1980, American author on Thailand; comprises condolences and papers on Thailand by both crematee and others
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