Unearthing Fermi's Geophysics: Based on Enrico Fermi's Geophysics Lectures of 1941

Gino Segre is professor emeritus in and former chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. Most recently he is coauthor with Bettina Hoerlin of The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age. John Stack is professor emeritus and former associate head for graduate programs in physics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Title: Unearthing Fermi's Geophysics: Based on Enrico Fermi's Geophysics Lectures of 1941

Author: Stack, John D.,Segr�, Gino C.

ISBN: 9780226805146

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Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Publication Date: 2022-06-24

Number of Pages: 208

Weight: 0.4701 kg

Unearthing Fermi's Geophysics is a rather unusual book. It is a text on geophysics that Enrico Fermi might have written, based on notes from a course he did give at Columbia University in the late 1930s. It is idiosyncratic in its coverage of topics, but does an excellent job of illustrating how Fermi went about exploring a field for which he had no background other than being a (remarkably able) physicist. Segre and Stack have done a fine job of filling in the details needed to make sense of Fermi's lecture notes. This invaluable book is not only clearly a labor of love, but also a boon to students of the history of science and of Fermi. -- Robert Rosner, Departments of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, and Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
An assured and informative biography of the pioneering nuclear scientist. * New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice, on The Pope of Physics *
Superb. . . . A definitive study of Fermi's life and work. * Wall Street Journal, on The Pope of Physics *
Impressive. . . . Both intelligent and extremely engaging. * Washington Post, on The Pope of Physics *
Humane, scientifically astute, and beautifully written. * Physics Today, on The Pope of Physics *