Overview
Reconstructs a turning point in the history of science by dissecting a previously lost original document
Offers a detailed, instructive account of the initial stages of the development of nuclear physics
Illustrates how guiding theoretical ideas are often crucial in achieving fundamental milestones in understanding
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About the authors
Nadia Robotti is Full Professor of the History of Physics in the Department of Physics at the University of Genoa, and associated to the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics and the Enrico Fermi Research Center in Rome. Her research activity includes the history of quantum mechanics and atomic and nuclear physics. She has published around 150 research articles, as well as books and monographs. In 2008 she received the Prize for History of Physics from the Italian Physical Society. She is vice-director of the Giornale di Fisica and a member of the International Academy of the History of Science.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Lost Notebook of ENRICO FERMI
Book Subtitle: The True Story of the Discovery of Neutron-Induced Radioactivity
Authors: Francesco Guerra, Nadia Robotti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69254-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-69253-1Published: 17 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88743-2Published: 06 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-69254-8Published: 27 November 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 261
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 85 illustrations in colour
Topics: History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Popular Science in Physics