CONTENTS -- Edward Teller Poem on Theory and Experiment -- Preface -- Program -- Brief Reections on Edward Teller's Scienti c Life at Livermore C. Bruce Tarter -- Edward Teller Returns to Los Alamos Siegfried S. Hecker -- Edward Teller Biographical Memoir Stephen B. Libby and Andrew M. Sessler -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Early Years (1908-1925) (Budapest) -- 3. University Years (1926-1930) (Germany) -- 4. Scientific Contributions -- 5. Los Alamos -- 6. The Hydrogen Bomb -- 7. In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer -- 8. Livermore -- 9. The Plowshare Project -- 10. The Strategic Defense Initiative -- 11. Teller as an Educator (1932-1975) and "Teller Tech" (1961-1975) -- 12. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A: Significant Dates of Teller's Life -- Appendix B: Honors (selected) -- Honorary Degrees -- Appendix C: Publications -- Other Articles in Newspapers and Magazines -- Conical Intersections, Light Cones, and Mode Conversion Robert G. Littlejohn -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Perspective -- 3. Coupled Wave Equations -- 4. Common Notation for Coupled Wave Equations -- 5. Properties of ^D -- 6. Elements of the Semiclassical Analysis -- 7. The Dispersion Tensor and the Dispersion Surface -- 8. D-map and Dispersion Surface in One Dimension -- 9. The Mode Conversion Point -- 10. Symmetries of the Transition Probability -- 11. Conclusions -- References -- Edward Teller and Nuclei: Along the Trail to the Neutrino Wick Haxton -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Teller4 and Gamow6 -- 3. Gamow-Teller Transitions -- 4. Particles, Antiparticles, and Neutrino Mass -- 5. The Goldhaber-Teller Model -- 6. Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Surprises in High Energy Density Physics Steven J. Rose -- 1. Equation of State and Opacity of High Energy Density Plasmas -- 2. Fusion and High Energy Density Plasmas -- 3. Conclusions -- References.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Nathaniel J. Fisch -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Controlled Nuclear Fusion -- 3. Legacy in Inertial Confinement Fusion -- 3. Legacy in Magnetic Confinement Fusion -- 4. Legacy in Adiabatic Invariants of Particle Motion -- 5. A Personal Debt -- 6. Teller's Outlook - The Hybrid -- 7. Legacy in People -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Monte Carlo Methods in the Physical Sciences Malvin H. Kalos -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Particle Transport -- 3. Kinetic Theory of Gases -- 4. Kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) -- 5. Classical Statistical Mechanics -- 6. Quantum Monte Carlo -- 6.1. Variational quantum Monte Carlo -- 6.2. Sign problem -- 6.3. Green's function Monte Carlo -- 6.4. Quantum Chromodynamics -- 7. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Teller on Energy Janos Kirz -- 1. Personal Introduction -- 2. Energy Issues -- Edward Teller and Higher Education John F. Holzrichter -- 1. The Hungarian Years: 1908-1926 -- 2. University Education in Germany: 1926-1933 -- 3. Copenhagen, Britain, and America: 1933-1941 -- 4. Chicago and Los Alamos: 1942-1951 -- 5. The University of California and Livermore: 1952-1991 -- 6. The Department of Applied Science, UC Davis at Livermore -- 7. The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation -- 8. The Final Years: 1991-2003 -- 9. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Message to the Next Generation Edward Teller.