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Enrico Fermi: And the Revolutions of Modern Physics (Oxford Portraits in Science)
Enrico Fermi And the Revolutions of Modern Physics - Oxford Portraits in Science
Author: Dan Cooper, Oxford University Press, Oxford Univ Prsd
In 1938, at the age of 37, Enrico Fermi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. That same year he emigrated from Italy to the United States and, in the course of his experiments, discovered nuclear fissiona process which forms the basis of nuclear power and atomic bombs. Soon the brilliant physicist was involved in the top secret race to produce...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195117622
ISBN-10: 019511762X
Publication Date: 12/11/1998
Pages: 144
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Library Binding
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