Fermi Remembered
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226121119 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"The book will be of interest to those who knew Fermi and to younger physicists who still live with his scientific legacy, as well as to historians interested in the life and work of one of the most famous members of the Los Alamos generation."
"Fermi Remembered-A magical time for 20th Century Physics" according to L. G. Pondrom. This book is based on a symposium held at the University of Chicago to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Enrico Fermi's birth on September 29, 2001. The editor, James Cronin, was principal organizer of the symposium. A distinguished list of speakers was assembled, and written versions of their reports are included in the book. Extensive research in the U of C archives produced many interesting documents, including letters to Fermi and by Fermi, and notes written in Fermi's hand on a wide range of topics. The results of this archival search are also included in the book.The decade immediately after World War II was a m
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.Born out of a symposium held to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Fermi's birth, 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. GoldbergerUri Haber-SchaimRoger HildebrandTsung Dao LeeDarragh NagleJay OrearMarshall N. ChewJames W. GarwinMurray Gell-MannMaurice GlicksmanMarvin L. RosenbluthArthur RosenfeldRobert SchluterJack SteinbergerValentine TelegdiAl WattenbergFrank WilczekLincoln WolfensteinCourtenay WrightChen Ning YangGaurang Yodh. The volume also features extensives archival material—including correspondence between Fermi and biophysicist Leo Szilard and a letter from Harry Truman—with new introduction