The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age

Segrà , Gino; Hoerlin, Bettina

ISBN 10: 1250143799 / ISBN 13: 9781250143792

Edité par Picador USA, 2017

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Synopsis :

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

Named a Best Book of the Year by Bloomberg (Chosen by Philip Tetlock), Booklist's Top 10 Science Books of the Year, and Shortlisted for Physics World's Book of the Year

A Major Biography of the Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist, Enrico Fermi, a Leading Architect of the Atomic Age

Enrico Fermi is unquestionably among the greats of the world's physicists, the most famous Italian scientist since Galileo. Called "the Pope" by his peers, he was regarded as infallible in his instincts and research. His discoveries changed our world; they led to weapons of mass destruction and conversely to life-saving medical interventions. This unassuming man struggled with issues relevant today, such as the threat of nuclear annihilation and the relationship of science to politics. Fleeing Fascism and anti-Semitism, Fermi became a leading figure in America's most secret project: building the atomic bomb. An examination of the human dramas that touched Fermi's life as well as a thrilling history of scientific innovation in the twentieth century, this is the comprehensive biography that Fermi deserves.

À propos des auteurs: Gino Segre is a professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a visiting professor at M.I.T. and Oxford, chair of the Physics and Astronomy Department of the University of Pennsylvania, and Director of Theoretical Physics at the National Science Foundation. He is the author of three books of scientific history, Ordinary Geniuses, Faust in Copenhagen, and A Matter of Degrees.

Bettina Hoerlin served as Health Commissioner of Philadelphia and taught at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a visiting lecturer at Haverford College and Oxford University. She is the author of Steps of Courage: My Parents' Journey from Nazi Germany to America. She grew up in the Atomic City of Los Alamos.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the ...
Éditeur : Picador USA
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Fair
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket