Fiftieth anniversary of the first public announcement of the successful test of fission: Proceedings

摘要

This report contains comments and discussions on the history of fission. The following people comments and lectures are discussed in this report: Remarks and introduction of Maxine F. Singer; president's message, Maxine F. Singer; introduction of Stephen Joel Trachtenberg; President's message, Stephen Joel Trachtenberg; introduction of Frederick Seitz; lecture: ''Nuclear Science: Promises and Perceptions, '' Frederick Seitz; introduction of K. Alex Mueller; lecture: ''High Temperature Ferroelectricity and Superconductivity,'' introduction of Edward Teller; and lecture: ''Toward a More Secure World,'' Edward Teller.