Articles related to "Enrico Fermi"

Mankind's greatest atomic power was harnessed through the invention of the nuclear reactor by two physicists, Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard.

One of Enrico Fermi's classic problems was: How many piano tuners are there in Chicago. Estimation is an important skill for physicists.

Neutrinos are among the most elusive of elementary particles. They were not detected until about 25 years after they were first suggested to exist.

SETI, or the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, is the collective name for a number of on-going projects dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life.

In order for physicists to understand the reasons for beta decay, a new nuclear force had to be developed - a task accomplished by Enrico Fermi in 1934.

Dr. Lise Meitner discovered and named the process of nuclear fission, refusing to let tradition, politics, rivalries, or even Hitler stand in the way of science.

Most people are aware of the destructive force held within an atomic weapon, but what are physical forces are conspiring in order to cause such a violent explosion?

The Higgs boson, aka the god particle, which physicists hope to detect with the new LHC, is the holy grail of modern particle physics. What are bosons and fermions?

Non-aboriginal viewpoint - guest writer Nanette Croce explores Native American and Italo-American tensions around Columbus Day. Celebrating diversity or genocide?

Tracing the process that transpired in the invention of the Atomic Bomb, the "Project Manhattan."

The development, test, and use of the first atomic bomb by the United States during World War II.

Satyendra Bose and Albert Einstein published a paper in 1924 which to this day helps to explain the difference between various types of subatomic particles.