Format:
117 S
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Ill., graph. Darst
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25 cm
ISBN:
019511762X
Series Statement:
Oxford portraits in science
Content:
A biography of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission, the basis of nuclear power and the atom bomb.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Born in a revolution -- Early promise fulfilled -- Road to a noble prize -- Racing to a chain reaction -- Los Alamos and the a-bomb -- Science in Chicago, service in Washington -- Great man honored and remembered.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Physics
Keywords:
Fermi, Enrico 1901-1954
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0603/98034471-d.html
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