The Pope of Physics by Bettina Hoerlin

The Pope of Physics by Bettina Hoerlin

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

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 Year

A Major Biography of the Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist, Enrico Fermi, a Leading Architect of the Atomic Age

Enrico Fermi is unquestionably among the greats of the world's physicists, the most famous Italian scientist since Galileo. Called "the Pope" by his peers, he was regarded as infallible in his instincts and research. His discoveries changed our world; they led to weapons of mass destruction and conversely to life-saving medical interventions. This unassuming man struggled with issues relevant today, such as the threat of nuclear annihilation and the relationship of science to politics. Fleeing Fascism and anti-Semitism, Fermi became a leading figure in America's most secret project: building the atomic bomb. 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.

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Hoerlin, Bettina: - Bettina Hoerlin served as Health Commissioner of Philadelphia and taught at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a visiting lecturer at Haverford College and Oxford University. She is the author of Steps of Courage: My Parents' Journey from Nazi Germany to America. She grew up in the Atomic City of Los Alamos.

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ISBN 13	9781250143792
ISBN 10	1250143799
Title	The Pope of Physics
Author	Bettina Hoerlin
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Picador USA
Year published	2017-10-10
Number of pages	384
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