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Fermi Remembered (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
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Fermi Remembered (Paperback, 2nd Ed.)
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Nobel laureate and scientific luminary Enrico Fermi (1901-54) was a
pioneering nuclear physicist whose contributions to the field were
numerous, profound, and lasting. Best known for his involvement
with the Manhattan Project and his work at Los Alamos that led to
the first self-sustained nuclear reaction and, ultimately, to the
production of electric power and plutonium for atomic weapons,
Fermi and his work continue to color the character of the sciences
at the University of Chicago. During his tenure as professor of
physics at the Institute for Nuclear Studies, Fermi attracted an
extraordinary scientific faculty and many talented students-ten
Nobel Prizes were awarded to faculty or students under his
tutelage. Fermi Remembered combines essays and newly commissioned
reminiscences with private material from Fermi's research
notebooks, correspondence, speech outlines, and teaching to
document the profound and enduring significance of Fermi's life and
labors. The volume features extensive archival material - including
correspondence between Fermi and physicist Leo Szilard and a letter
from Harry Truman - with new introductions that provide context for
both the history of physics and the academic tradition at the
University of Chicago.
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