This work represents an undertaking in scientific publishing to honour Nick Metropolis, a survivor of the Manhattan Project that began during World War II in Los Alamos and later became the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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ISBN
9783764338565
Publisert
2000-06-29
Utgiver
Vendor
Birkhauser Verlag AG
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
352