The last man who knew everything. The life and times of Enrico Fermi, father of the nuclear age

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Authors: David N. Schwartz 

Publication date: 16 January 2018

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nuclear physics (81V35) Physics (00A79) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Biographies, obituaries, personalia, bibliographies (01A70) History of quantum theory (81-03) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to quantum theory (81-01)

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