Unearthing Fermi's Geophysics

Unearthing Fermi's Geophysics
Gino C Segre, John D Stack
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Hardback
h216 x 140mm - 208pg
7 Feb 2022 US
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9780226805146
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Follow-for the first time-Nobel laureate and legendary teacher Enrico Fermi' s lost course on geophysics. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-54) is known for his work on experimental particle physics, quantum theory, and statistical mechanics; his contributions to the Manhattan Project; and for his particular ability to condense complicated problems into approximations for understanding and testing theory in a variety of scientific disciplines. Unearthing Fermi' s Geophysics opens a window onto two underrepresented facets of this extraordinary thinker: Fermi' s contributions as a teacher and to the field of geophysics. Drawing on Fermi' s handwritten calculations and notes, many of which are reproduced here in photographic facsimile, physicists Gino Segre and John Stack have reconstructed a coursebook of Fermi' s insights into the physics of a range of geological and atmospheric phenomena. From gravity on Earth to thermodynamics in the atmosphere, the physics of raindrops, the Coriolis effect in hurricanes, tidal physics, earthquakes, and seismic waves, Earth' s magnetism, atmospheric electricity, and much more, Unearthing Fermi' s Geophysics reveals the hidden workings of the world above, around, and below us-and of the mind of a great scientist who was able to bring those physical workings to light.
"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" *
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.
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ISBN-13: 9780226805146
Published: 7 Feb 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 28mm
Pages: 208

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