Atoms in the Family: My Life With Enrico Fermi

In this absorbing account of life with the great atomic scientist Enrico Fermi, Laura Fermi tells the story of their emigration to the United States in the 1930s—part of the widespread movement of scientists from Europe to the New World that was so important to the development of the first atomic bomb. Combining intellectual biography and social history, Laura Fermi traces her husband's career from his childhood, when he taught himself physics, through his rise in the Italian university system concurrent with the rise of fascism, to his receipt of the Nobel Prize, which offered a perfect opportunity to flee the country without arousing official suspicion, and his odyssey to the United States.

Atoms in the Family: My Life with Enrico Fermi

Biographies & Memoirs

Fermi, Laura

Community & Culture

University of Chicago Press

In this absorbing account of life with the great atomic scientist Enrico Fermi, Laura Fermi tells the story of their emigration to the United States in the 1930s—part of the widespread movement of scientists from Europe to the New World that was so important to the development of the first atomic bomb. Combining intellectual biography and social history, Laura Fermi traces her husband's career from his childhood, when he taught himself physics, through his rise in the Italian university system concurrent with the rise of fascism, to his receipt of the Nobel Prize, which offered a perfect opportunity to flee the country without arousing official suspicion, and his odyssey to the United States.

Science & Math

Physics

Atoms for the World

From the 1st chapter, The Great Wave, quoted in part: " America has always been peopled by immigrants, and among them have always been some intellectuals, men and women educated abroad, who enriched our culture with products of their own. But the wave of intellectuals from continental Europe arriving in the thirties and early forties, driven here by the forces of intolerance and oppression, was so large and of such high quality that it constituted a new phenomenon in the history of immigration. Thousands of Europeans scattered over our country, bringing with them their baggage of general and specialized knowledge, their traditions, and their personal abilities. They settled in large cities and small college towns, toured from coast to coast to give concerts and dramatic performances, exhibited their art in local shows, and sold the products of their pens in bookstores everywhere as they entered our cultural life. Here it is my purpose to examine this wave, the circumstances under which it came and was received, and its performance in this country.............. A look into the great cultural wave of the thirties may reveal facts that are equally relevant today......"

Illustrious Immigrants: Intellectual Migration from Europe, 1930-41

Biography of the Fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945

Mussolini

History

Europe

Univ of Chicago Pr

Examines the circumstances surrounding the cultural migration from Europe and records its impact on American life

Illustrious Immigrants: The Intellectual Migration from Europe 1930 41

"As fresh and invigorating a work in the field of science biography as was its hero in his day." — Science "A clear exposition of his discoveries, methods, and experiments…Recommended." — Library Journal An absorbing account of the origins of modern science as well as a biography of the revolutionary thinker, this inspiring book was co-written by a former director of the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics and a historian of science (who was also the wife of physicist Enrico Fermi). It begins in Galileo's youth, with his return to his native city of Pisa to train as a physician. Instead, the student became captivated by the power of mathematical reasoning — an interest that led him to apply mathematical logic to natural events and, ultimately, to invent the concept of experimentation. Galileo's progress from student to teacher to scientific innovator is traced, with particular emphasis on his experiments with building and refining telescopes and his unprecedented observations of the moon and planets. The dramatic results of his findings, including his refutation of Aristotelian theory and his support of Copernican doctrine, are related in full, along with his clash with the papal inquisition and his tragic demise under house arrest. Written with a warm appreciation for the wonders of Galileo's achievements and with impeccable scholarship, this book concludes with a survey of the scientist's remarkable legacy. 12 figures. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

Galileo and the Scientific Revolution

Bernardini, Gilberto

Professionals & Academics

Dover Publications

1988 reprint edition. The former owners library stamp on the front flyleaf. No writing or highlighting in the text. Very clean copy.

Univ of New Mexico Pr

In this absorbing account of life with the great atomic scientist Enrico Fermi, Laura Fermi tells the story of their emigration to the United States in the 1930sâ€”part of the widespread movement of scientists from Europe to the New World that was so important to the development of the first atomic bomb. Combining intellectual biography and social history, Laura Fermi traces her husband's career from his childhood, when he taught himself physics, through his rise in the Italian university system concurrent with the rise of fascism, to his receipt of the Nobel Prize, which offered a perfect opportunity to flee the country without arousing official suspicion, and his odyssey to the United States.

Atoms in the Family: My Life with Enrico Fermi (History of Modern Physics, 1800-1950, Vol 9)

American Institute of Physics

Historical

Hassell Street Press

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Atoms in the Family: My Life with Enrico Fermi

Atoms in the Family: My Life with Enrico Fermi

Atoms for the World

Illustrious Immigrants: Intellectual Migration from Europe, 1930-41

Mussolini

Illustrious Immigrants: The Intellectual Migration from Europe 1930 41

Galileo and the Scientific Revolution

Atoms in the Family: My Life With Enrico Fermi

Atoms in the Family: My Life with Enrico Fermi (History of Modern Physics, 1800-1950, Vol 9)

Galileo and the Scientific Revolution