Enrico Fermi The Obedient Genius
This 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 p
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Enrico Fermi The Obedient Genius
Translated by Ugo Bruzzo
GIUSEPPE BRUZZANITI
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Giuseppe Bruzzaniti
Enrico Fermi The Obedient Genius
Translated by Ugo Bruzzo
Giuseppe Bruzzaniti Genova, Italy
Enrico Fermi: Il Genio Obbediente Original Italian edition published by (c) Giulio Einaudi Editore S.p.A., Torino, Italy, 2007
Springer Biographies ISBN 978-1-4939-3531-4 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-3533-8
ISBN 978-1-4939-3533-8 (eBook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2015960739 Mathematics Subject Classification (2010): 01A60, 01A90, 81-03 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © Giulio Einaudi Editore S.p.A. 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media LLC New York is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www. birkhauser.com)
To my parents
Preface to the English Edition
I am honored that Birkhäuser is publishing my scientific biography of Enrico Fermi in English, eight years after the original Italian edition was released. The opinions I expressed eight years ago have not changed; should I write Fermi’s biography now, I would write it exactly the same way. I would like to thank Birkhäuser, in particular Chris Tominich, and Einaudi, the publisher of the Italian edition. A special thank you also goes to Allen Mann, who made this project possible. It is difficult to find the right words for thanking Ugo Bruzzo, who not only performed this translation but also carried out an accurate scientific revision. (I, however, still bear responsibility for any potential inaccuracies that remain). I would also like to once again thank those who made the original project possible in various ways, in particular Claudio Bartocci, whose support was invaluable. And finally, thank you, Orietta. Genova, Italy
Giuseppe Bruzzaniti
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Preface
Enrico Fermi was born in Rome in 1901; his scientific production started in
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