have produced a definitive study of Fermi's life and work." - Andrew Crumey, The Wall Street Journal An examination of the human dramas that touched Fermi’s life as well as a thrilling history of scientific innovation in the twentieth century, this is the comprehensive biography that Fermi deserves. Fleeing Fascism and anti-Semitism, Fermi became a leading figure in America’s most secret project: building the atomic bomb. This unassuming man struggled with issues relevant today, such as the threat of nuclear annihilation and the relationship of science to politics. His discoveries changed our world they led to weapons of mass destruction and conversely to life-saving medical interventions. Called “the Pope” by his peers, he was regarded as infallible in his instincts and research. Named a Best Book of the Year by Bloomberg (Chosen by Philip Tetlock), Booklist’s Top 10 Science Books of the Year, and Shortlisted for Physics World’s Book of the YearĪ Major Biography of the Nobel Prize–Winning Physicist, Enrico Fermi, a Leading Architect of the Atomic AgeĮnrico Fermi is unquestionably among the greats of the world’s physicists, the most famous Italian scientist since Galileo. A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
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