“Although the problem of transmuting chemical elements into each other is much older than a satisfactory definition of the very concept of chemical element, it is well known that the first and most important step towards its solution was made only nineteen years ago by the late Lord Rutherford, who started the method of the nuclear bombardments.”
Quote by Enrico Fermi
Work
Collected Papers: Italy 1921-1938
The book offers insights into the intellectual and artistic developments in Italy during the early 20th century, reflecting the author's engagement with the cultural and political issues of the era. more
Author
Enrico Fermi
Italian-American physicist and Nobel Prize winner. Fermi made numerous contributions to physics, particularly in the fields of nuclear physics and particle physics. In 1938, he discovered the neutron, and in 1942, he led the construction of the Chicago Pile-1, the world's first man-made nuclear reactor. more