Petr Beckmann

Petr Beckmann (Nov. 13, 1924 - Aug. 3, 1993) was a prolific author of about a dozen books and a professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Colorado. He was an outspoken anti-communist who defected from Czechoslovakia, and a proponent of full access to energy. His many books include his highly acclaimed A History of π:

• A History of π
• The Health Hazards Of NOT Going Nuclear
• Einstein Plus Two
• Hammer and Tickle: Clandestine Laughter in the Soviet Empire
• Access To Energy: A Selection Of Brief Essays
• Eco-hysterics and the technophobes
• The structure of language,: A new approach
• Musical Musings
• Whispered Anecdotes: Humor from Behind the Iron Curtain
• The Depolarization of Electromagnetic Waves