Fermi Remembered - James W. Cronin

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Résumé :
Nobel laureate and scientific luminary Enrico Fermi (1901-54) was a pioneering nuclear physicist whose contributions to the field were numerous, profound, and lasting. This title features archival material - including correspondence between Fermi and physicist Leo Szilard and a letter from Harry Truman.

Biographie:
James W. Cronin is University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago.

A lively collection of reminiscences about the greatest Italian scientist of the twentieth century. (New Scientist) Fermi Remembered provides fascinating insights into Fermi's style and the beginning of the Manhattan project. (Times Higher Education) As a researcher and a teacher, Fermi inspired two generations and two continents-a man whose charismatic nature attracted many talented scientists and students to Chicago. What emerges from this book is the gratitude of so many extraordinary physicists to their master, who instilled in them a passion that has lasted a lifetime: the passion for physics. (Physics World)