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With a series of papers written by a number of outstanding figures in Italian scientific research this book aims to illustrate Enrico Fermi’s discoveries and their consequences for our present knowledge of physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, and all the technical progress that makes such a decisive contribution to all our lives.
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Works by Enrico Fermi: Enrico Fermi. Note e Memorie (Collected Papers) (Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and University of Chicago Press), Vol. I, 1961 and Vol. II, 1965. Each paper is indicated by FNM followed by the number according to the order in which it is presented.
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Salvini, G. (2004). Introduction. In: Bernardini, C., Bonolis, L. (eds) Enrico Fermi. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-01160-7_1
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