{"product_id":"the-pope-of-physics-enrico-fermi-and-the-birth-of-the-atomic-age-paperback","title":"The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGino Segrè\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBettina Hoerlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eBloomberg \u003c\/i\u003e(Chosen by Philip Tetlock), \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Science Books of the Year, and Shortlisted for \u003ci\u003ePhysics World\u003c\/i\u003e's Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Major Biography of the Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist, Enrico Fermi, a Leading Architect of the Atomic Age\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnrico 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGino Segrè \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a visiting professor at M.I.T. and Oxford University, chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania, and director of theoretical physics at the National Science Foundation. He is the author of several books of scientific history, \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Geniuses, Faust in Copenhagen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Matter of Degrees\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBettina Hoerlin \u003c\/b\u003etaught healthcare disparities at the University of Pennsylvania for sixteen years. She also has been a visiting lecturer at Haverford College and Oxford University. Her career in health policy and administration included serving as Health Commissioner of Philadelphia. The author of \u003ci\u003eSteps of Courage: My Parents' Journey from Nazi Germany to America, \u003c\/i\u003eshe grew up in the Atomic City of Los Alamos.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885631484056,"sku":"9781250143792","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/6c-NF97-el9781250143792.webp?v=1776518583","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pope-of-physics-enrico-fermi-and-the-birth-of-the-atomic-age-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}