The lost notebook of Enrico Fermi : the true story of the discovery of neutron-induced radioactivity / Francesco Guerra, Nadia Robotti.
| Author/creator | Guerra, Francesco author. |
| Other author | Robotti, Nadia, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018] |
| Description | viii, 260 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | Examines an "unexpected finding that sheds light on a crucial moment in the development of physics: the discovery of artificial radioactivity induced by neutrons. The finding in question is a notebook, clearly written in Fermi's handwriting, which records the frenzied days and nights that Fermi spent experimenting alone, driven by his theoretical ideas on beta decay ... While much is already known about the road that led Fermi to his important result, this is the first time that it has been possible to reconstruct precisely when and how the initial evidence of neutron-induced decay was obtained"--Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9783319692531 (hbk. ; acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 3319692534 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC16 .F46 G84 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |