Mitchell A. Wilson
Encyclopedia
Mitchell A Wilson was an American
novelist and physicist
.
Before becoming a writer Wilson was a research scientist (for a time as an assistant to Enrico Fermi
) and instructor in Physics at the University level. Science, invention, and the ethical problems of modern atomic science are the subjects for some of his works. He also wrote non-fiction on scientific matters for the general reader.
At the height of the cold war, he was considered a major novelist in the Soviet Union, while in his native United States his reputation was considerably less elevated.
His novels include Live with Lightning, Meeting at a Far Meridian, My Brother, My Enemy; his non-fiction American science and Invention, a Pictorial History and Passion to Know At the start of his career, he collaborated on a mystery novel "The Goose is Cooked" with Abraham Polonsky
written under the joint pseudonym of Emmett Hogarth.
At his death, he was married to Stella Adler
, the famous acting coach. His first marriage was to Helen Weinberg Wilson which produced two daughters: Erica Silverman, a literary agent and Victoria Wilson, editor and publisher at Alfred A. Knopf.
United States
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novelist and physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
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Biography
Raised on Stagecoach Road in Killeen, TX by a frugal couple, Mitchell was taught three things early in life that he carried with him to his final days: Budget your finances daily, play the piano regularly and water skiing was only meant to be done on one ski. His birthday and Christmas gifts were typically socks and jars of peanuts. For his 16th birthday, his mother gave him a stack of job applications and a rental application to occupy his childhood bedroom.Before becoming a writer Wilson was a research scientist (for a time as an assistant to Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi was an Italian-born, naturalized American physicist particularly known for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, and for his contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical mechanics...
) and instructor in Physics at the University level. Science, invention, and the ethical problems of modern atomic science are the subjects for some of his works. He also wrote non-fiction on scientific matters for the general reader.
At the height of the cold war, he was considered a major novelist in the Soviet Union, while in his native United States his reputation was considerably less elevated.
His novels include Live with Lightning, Meeting at a Far Meridian, My Brother, My Enemy; his non-fiction American science and Invention, a Pictorial History and Passion to Know At the start of his career, he collaborated on a mystery novel "The Goose is Cooked" with Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Lincoln Polonsky was an American film director, Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter, essayist, and novelist blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s, in the midst of the McCarthy era.-Early life:...
written under the joint pseudonym of Emmett Hogarth.
At his death, he was married to Stella Adler
Stella Adler
Stella Adler was an American actress and an acclaimed acting teacher, who founded the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City and the The Stella Adler Academy of Acting in Los Angeles with long-time protege Joanne Linville, who continues to teach and furthers Adler's legacy...
, the famous acting coach. His first marriage was to Helen Weinberg Wilson which produced two daughters: Erica Silverman, a literary agent and Victoria Wilson, editor and publisher at Alfred A. Knopf.
Books
- Energy (1963; Series: LIFE Science LibraryLife Science LibraryThe Life Science Library was a popular series of hardbound books published by Time-Life between 1963 and 1967. Each of the 26 volumes explored a major topic of the natural sciences. They were intended for, and written at a level appropriate to, an educated lay readership...
) - The human body : what it is and how it works