Fermi Remembered
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Fermi Remembered
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Author : Enrico Fermi
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2004-08-16
Fermi Remembered written by Enrico Fermi and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The volume also features extensive university archival material - including correspondence between Fermi and biophysicist 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."--Jacket.
The Last Man Who Knew Everything
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Author : David N. Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-12-05
The Last Man Who Knew Everything written by David N. Schwartz and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The definitive biography of the brilliant, charismatic, and very human physicist and innovator Enrico Fermi In 1942, a team at the University of Chicago achieved what no one had before: a nuclear chain reaction. At the forefront of this breakthrough stood Enrico Fermi. Straddling the ages of classical physics and quantum mechanics, equally at ease with theory and experiment, Fermi truly was the last man who knew everything -- at least about physics. But he was also a complex figure who was a part of both the Italian Fascist Party and the Manhattan Project, and a less-than-ideal father and husband who nevertheless remained one of history's greatest mentors. Based on new archival material and exclusive interviews, The Last Man Who Knew Everything lays bare the enigmatic life of a colossus of twentieth century physics.
Thermodynamics
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Author : Enrico Fermi
language : en
Publisher: Dover Books on Physics
Release Date : 1956-06
Thermodynamics written by Enrico Fermi and has been published by Dover Books on Physics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956-06 with Science categories.
In this classic of modern science, the Nobel laureate presents a clear treatment of systems, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, entropy, thermodynamic potentials, and much more. Calculus required.
The Making Of The Atomic Bomb
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Author : Richard Rhodes
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-09-18
The Making Of The Atomic Bomb written by Richard Rhodes and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-18 with History categories.
**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award** The definitive history of nuclear weapons—from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the development of the atomic bomb. This sweeping account begins in the 19th century, with the discovery of nuclear fission, and continues to World War Two and the Americans’ race to beat Hitler’s Nazis. That competition launched the Manhattan Project and the nearly overnight construction of a vast military-industrial complex that culminated in the fateful dropping of the first bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Reading like a character-driven suspense novel, the book introduces the players in this saga of physics, politics, and human psychology—from FDR and Einstein to the visionary scientists who pioneered quantum theory and the application of thermonuclear fission, including Planck, Szilard, Bohr, Oppenheimer, Fermi, Teller, Meitner, von Neumann, and Lawrence. From nuclear power’s earliest foreshadowing in the work of H.G. Wells to the bright glare of Trinity at Alamogordo and the arms race of the Cold War, this dread invention forever changed the course of human history, and The Making of The Atomic Bomb provides a panoramic backdrop for that story. Richard Rhodes’s ability to craft compelling biographical portraits is matched only by his rigorous scholarship. Told in rich human, political, and scientific detail that any reader can follow, The Making of the Atomic Bomb is a thought-provoking and masterful work.
Enrico Fermi Physicist
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Author : Emilio Segrè
language : en
Publisher: Plunkett Lake Press
Release Date : 2019-08-09
Enrico Fermi Physicist written by Emilio Segrè and has been published by Plunkett Lake Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In this biography of Enrico Fermi (1901-54), who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1938 for his work on radioactivity by neutron bombardment and his discovery of transuranic elements and who achieved the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in Chicago in 1942, his student, collaborator, fellow Nobel Prize winner and lifelong friend Emilio Segrè presents the scientist, and explains in nontechnical terms Fermi’s work and his achievements. “Segrè’s description of Fermi’s early life and his involvement with and commitment to physics is extremely interesting... Segrè understands and describes very clearly the outstanding characteristics of Fermi’s theoretical work: clarity and completeness... Segrè has succeeded admirably in describing Fermi’s entire scientific career, and this book is strongly recommended.” — M. L. Goldberger, Science “We must thank Emilio Segrè for this authoritative, revealing and inspiring book. It covers in a masterly fashion the most exciting thirty years of modern physics and the character and activities of one of its greatest contributors.” — Nature “A rich, well-rounded portrait of [Fermi] the scientist, his methods, intellectual history, and achievements. Explaining in nontechnical terms the scientific problems Fermi faced or solved, Enrico Fermi, Physicist contains illuminating material concerning Fermi’s youth in Italy and the development of his scientific style.” — Physics Today “All that might be hoped for in a biography of one Nobel Prize winner in physics by another has been realized in Emilio Segrè’s biography of his friend, Enrico Fermi... A truly masterly drawing of Fermi’s character, along with his physics and the events through which he moved, Segrè has provided us with a brilliant appreciation of one of the most pre-eminent figures of modern physics.” — Physics Bulletin “This excellent biography, written by one of the original group who worked with him during the 1930s at Rome, catches beautifully the style and spirit of its subject... With Fermi’s passing the age of the universal experimental and theoretical physicist is gone. Segre’s book tells the story of this heroic age of physics and of its principal actor; it is a delight to read, and I recommend it heartily.” — American Scientist “Here we meet the man at work and we see the meticulous scientist... This book also shows us another facet of Fermi: that of the conscientious scientist torn between his love of pure research and his love of teaching.” — V. Barocas, Annals of Science “Segrè is a sensitive biographer, responsive to all problems that can plague the creative scientist; he shows, above all, Fermi’s dedication, zeal, and extraordinary talents. Segrè has provided more than sympathy. Much that is new about Fermi’s youth in Italy appears here... [A] very rewarding book... Every physicist will want to read this biography, along with every reader who has an interest in intellectual developments during the 1920-1960 era.” — J. Z. Fullmer, The Ohio Journal of Science
The Observer
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Author : Eduardo Periotto
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2022-05-22
The Observer written by Eduardo Periotto and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-22 with Fiction categories.
On a winter morning, an engineer invites his three children to descend with him into a deep diamond mine. On this trip, the youngest son finds a black-stained crystal. In adulthood, he donates his find to a city museum where it remains forgotten in a drawer for a century, gathering dust among many other mineral samples. Professor Adam Chonsp is a renowned astrobiologist who has been searching for evidence of life beyond Earth for decades. One day when he stops by the London History Museum to collect samples of asteroids rich in organic compounds that have recently arrived from Japan, he learns that someone with his maternal surname once donated a rare crystal filled with fossilized genetic memories to the museum. Curious, he finds where the gem is kept, opens the dusty drawer, and places the mysterious crystal in his pocket. After returning to the university, Chonsp embarks on a determined quest to analyze the crystal and learn more without any idea that he is about to make an amazing discovery that leads him down a path he never expected. In this exciting science fiction adventure, an astrobiologist and his students study an ancient crystal that may just hold the key to uncovering the mysteries of the universe.
Enrico Fermi
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Author : Dan Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1999-02-04
Enrico Fermi written by Dan Cooper and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-02-04 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A biography of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission, the basis of nuclear power and the atom bomb.
Focus On 100 Most Popular American Agnostics
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Author : Wikipedia contributors
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow sro
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Focus On 100 Most Popular American Agnostics written by Wikipedia contributors and has been published by e-artnow sro this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992-12
Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-12 with categories.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.
Prematurity In Scientific Discovery
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Author : Ernest B. Hook
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2002-10-02
Prematurity In Scientific Discovery written by Ernest B. Hook and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-02 with Philosophy categories.
"In preparing this remarkable book, Ernest Hook persuaded an eminent group of scientists, historians, sociologists and philosophers to focus on the problem: why are some discoveries rejected at a particular time but later seen to be valid? The interaction of these experts did not produce agreement on 'prematurity' in science but something more valuable: a collection of fascinating papers, many of them based on new research and analysis, which sometimes forced the author to revise a previously-held opinion. The book should be enthusiastically welcomed by all readers who are interested in how science works."—Stephen G. Brush, co-author of Physics, The Human Adventure: From copernicus to Einstein and Beyond "Prematurity and Scientific Discovery contains interesting and insightful papers by numerous well-known scientists and scholars. It will be of wide interest, not only to science studies scholars but also to working scientists and to science-literate general readers."—Thomas Nickles, editor of Scientific Discovery, Logic, and Rationality