LEADER 04668nam 22007815 450 001 9910254076303321 005 20230810162318.0 010 $a1-4939-3533-X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4939-3533-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000620525 035 $a(EBL)4454888 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001654037 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16433800 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001654037 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14982453 035 $a(PQKB)11198502 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4939-3533-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4454888 035 $a(PPN)192770098 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000620525 100 $a20160321d2016 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnrico Fermi $eThe Obedient Genius /$fby Giuseppe Bruzzaniti 205 $a1st ed. 2016. 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cSpringer New York :$cImprint: Springer,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (355 p.) 225 1 $aSpringer Biographies,$x2365-0621 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4939-3531-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface to the English Edition -- Preface to the Italian Edition -- The Last Galilean -- 20th Century Physics: 1900-1933 -- Enrico Fermi: Research Itineraries 1921-1933 -- 20th Century Physics: 1934-1954 -- Enrico Fermi: Research Itineraries 1934-1954 -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Chronologies -- Appendix B: Documents -- Appendix C: Background Material -- Appendix D: Enrico Fermi's Bibliography. 330 $aThis biography explores the life and career of the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, which is also the story of thirty years that transformed physics and forever changed our understanding of matter and the universe: nuclear physics and elementary particle physics were born, nuclear fission was discovered, the Manhattan Project was developed, the atomic bombs were dropped, and the era of “big science” began. It would be impossible to capture the full essence of this revolutionary period without first understanding Fermi, without whom it would not have been possible. Enrico Fermi: The Obedient Genius attempts to shed light on all aspects of Fermi’s life - his work, motivation, influences, achievements, and personal thoughts - beginning with the publication of his first paper in 1921 through his death in 1954. During this time, Fermi demonstrated that he was indeed following in the footsteps of Galileo, excelling in his work both theoretically and experimentally by deepening our understanding of the Pauli exclusion principle, winning the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the fundamental properties of slow neutrons, developing the theory of beta decay, building the first nuclear reactor, and playing a central role in the development of the atomic bomb. Interwoven with this fascinating story, the book details the major developments in physics and provides the necessary background material to fully appreciate the dramatic changes that were taking place. Also included are appendices that provide a timeline of Fermi’s life, several primary source documents from the period, and an extensive bibliography. This book will enlighten anyone interested in Fermi’s work or the scientific events that led to the physics revolution of the first half of the twentieth century. . 410 0$aSpringer Biographies,$x2365-0621 606 $aMathematics 606 $aHistory 606 $aMathematical physics 606 $aPhysics$xPhilosophy 606 $aParticles (Nuclear physics) 606 $aQuantum field theory 606 $aQuantum theory 606 $aHistory of Mathematical Sciences 606 $aMathematical Physics 606 $aPhilosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy 606 $aElementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory 606 $aQuantum Physics 615 0$aMathematics. 615 0$aHistory. 615 0$aMathematical physics. 615 0$aPhysics$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aParticles (Nuclear physics) 615 0$aQuantum field theory. 615 0$aQuantum theory. 615 14$aHistory of Mathematical Sciences. 615 24$aMathematical Physics. 615 24$aPhilosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy. 615 24$aElementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory. 615 24$aQuantum Physics. 676 $a510 700 $aBruzzaniti$b Giuseppe$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0463690 702 $aBruzzo$b U$g(Ugo), 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910254076303321 996 $aEnrico Fermi$91030670 997 $aUNINA