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| − | '''Petr Beckmann''' (Nov. 13, 1924 - Aug. 3, 1993) was a prolific author of | + | '''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 [[pi|π]]'': |
*A History of π | *A History of π | ||
*The Health Hazards Of NOT Going Nuclear | *The Health Hazards Of NOT Going Nuclear | ||
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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