Enrico Fermi - life, personality and accomplishments

Mukunda, N. (2014) Enrico Fermi - life, personality and accomplishments Resonance - Journal of Science Education, 19 (1). pp. 8-17. ISSN 0971-8044

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Abstract

A brief account of the life of Enrico Fermi, against the background of others of his generation, is given. His role in the revival of Italian Physics, and influence on many others, are described. Fermi’s major contributions to quantum physics, in both theory and experiment, and aspects of his unique personality, are recounted.

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Keywords:Quantum Mechanics, Fermi–Dirac Statistics, Fermi Golden Rule, Fermi Transport, Fermi Theory of Beta Decay
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Deposited On:28 Jul 2014 09:21
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