The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age
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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,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0465072925
ISBN13:9780465072927
Release Date:December 2017
Publisher:Basic Books
Length:480 Pages
Weight:1.69 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.3" x 9.4"
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