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01764aim a2200301 a 4500 001 D89F164C2AFE11EB800EF4DD4BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201120010115 008 181008s2017 nyu||| eng d 020 $a 1549114204 020 $a 9781549114205 040 $d SILO 100 0 $a Schwartz, David N. 245 14 $a The last man who knew everything : $b the life and times of Enrico Fermi, the father of the nuclear age / $h [sound recording] $c David N. Schwartz. 264 1 $a New York : $b Hachette Audio, $c c2017. 300 $a 13 compact discs (15 hours, 30 minutes.) 520 $a In 1942, a team at the University of Chicago achieved what no one had before: a nuclear chain reaction. At the forefront of this breakthrough stood Enrico Fermi. Straddling the ages of classical physics and quantum mechanics, equally at ease with theory and experiment, Fermi truly knew everything, at least about physics. But he was also a complex figure who was a part of both the Italian Fascist Party and the Manhattan Project, and a less-than-ideal father and husband who nevertheless remained one of history's greatest mentors. Based on new archival material and exclusive interviews, David N. Schwartz lays bare the enigmatic life of a colossus of twentieth century physics. 600 10 $a Fermi, Enrico $v Biography. 650 0 $a Physicists $z Italy $v Biography 650 0 $a Physicists $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Nuclear physicists $z Italy $v Biography. 650 0 $a Nuclear physicists $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $z Italy. 651 0 $z United States. 655 0 $a Biographies. 941 $a 1 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331013531.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D89F164C2AFE11EB800EF4DD4BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search