Pietro Blaserna and the Birth of the Institute of Physics in Rome A
This book draws upon a wealth of archival material to present the life and achievements of Pietro Blaserna, a “gentleman scientist” whose greatest legacy is considered to be the Institute of Physics on the Via Panisperna in Rome, of which he was the creat
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Pietro Blaserna and the Birth of the Institute of Physics in Rome A Gentleman Scientist at Via Panisperna
MIRIAM FOCACCIA
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Miriam Focaccia
Pietro Blaserna and the Birth of the Institute of Physics in Rome A Gentleman Scientist at Via Panisperna
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Miriam Focaccia Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi Rome, Italy Dipartimento di Filosofia e Comunicazione Università di Bologna Bologna, Italy Translated by Christine V. Pennison
ISSN 2365-0613 ISSN 2365-0621 (electronic) Springer Biographies ISBN 978-3-030-10824-3 ISBN 978-3-030-10825-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10825-0 This volume was published with the consent of the Department of Philosophy and Communication, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, that holds the copyright of the Italian edition. Library of Congress Control Number: 2019931853 Translation from the Italian language edition: Uno Scienziato Galantuomo a via Panisperna—Pietro Blaserna e la nascita dell’Istituto fisico di Roma by Miriam Focaccia, © Casa Editrice Leo S. Olschki, Firenze 2016. All Rights Reserved. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 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. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
The year 2019 marks the conclusion of the refurbishment of the historical building of Via Panisperna in Rome, the building eagerly desired and carefully designed by Pietro Blaserna to host the Physics Institute of the University. Inaugurated in 1881, this building located on the Viminale Hill was for more than half a century the seat of a modern Physics Institute, where in the 1930s, Enrico Fermi and his group performed the successf
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