How Fermi became Fermi - SISSA, Trieste: a talk by David N. Schwartz

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ILAS, the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Natural Sciences and 
Humanities of SISSA is pleased to announce a seminar on history of 
Physics which will be delivered by the author of the most recent 
biography of Enrico Fermi:

*Monday, November 5th, 15:00, **
**SISSA - Via Bonomea, 265 - room 128-129 (1st floor) *

Speaker: *Dr. David N. Schwartz *
Title: /*How Fermi became Fermi*/

Abstract:
Enrico Fermi stands as one of the greatest physicists in history. How 
did he manage to do this? This talk will explore the facts of his life, 
both personal and professional, and attempt to suggest the roles that 
nature, nurture, and chance played in the development of his 
extraordinary career. He was clearly born with extraordinary gifts, but 
these gifts would have been lost if he had not been mentored early in 
life by a special friend, and his career might have taken a very 
different trajectory had chance not intervened in numerous ways. This 
talk will be based on the research conducted by Dr. Schwartz in 
preparation of his biography of Enrico Fermi, recently published in 
Italian by Solferino Editore: "Enrico Fermi. L'ultimo uomo che sapeva 
tutto."

Links to the original English and to the Italian editions of the book:
https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/david-n-schwartz/the-last-man-who-knew-everything/9780465093120/ 

http://www.solferinolibri.it/libri/enrico-fermi-lultimo-uomo-che-sapeva-tutto/ 


Everybody is welcome to attend.

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