Enrico Fermi : trailblazer in nuclear physics /

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by Stux, Erica.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Series: Nobel Prize-winning scientists Published by : Enslow Publishers, (Berkeley Heights, NJ :) Physical details: 128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subject(s): Fermi, Enrico, --1901-1954. | Nuclear physicists --Italy --Biography. | Nuclear physicists. | Scientists. | Nobel Prizes --Biography. Year : 2004 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Montague Regional High School 921 FER Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125) and index.

What's inside an atom? -- Early years -- Preparing for a career -- Bringing modern physics to Italy -- Experiments on atomic nuclei -- Momentous changes -- The war effort -- Chicago and Los Alamos -- After the war -- Fermi's legacy.