The latest in the Oxford series called Portraits in Science is about the
genius Enrico Fermi. An authority in physics at the age of 17, he fled from
fascist Italy in 1938, the year he won a Nobel prize. In the US he directed the
first controlled nuclear chain reaction and took a leading part in the
development of the atomic bomb. Aimed at young people, the book has lots of
pictures and human detail, gets on with its tale, and manages to be a simple
course in nuclear physics along the way. Published by Oxford University Press,
$21, ISBN 019511762X.
More from New Scientist
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Life
Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
News
Technology
Do you need to worry about Mythos, Anthropic's computer-hacking AI?
News
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ
Catching a cold can delay cancer from spreading to the lungs
News
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ
Huge study reveals how Epstein-Barr virus may cause multiple sclerosis
News
Popular articles
Trending New Scientist articles
1
Why the right kind of stress is crucial for your health and happiness
2
Game theory explains why the US's goals in Iran keep changing
3
The monstrous number sequences that break the rules of mathematics
4
Do you need to worry about Mythos, Anthropic's computer-hacking AI?
5
Exercise advice for long covid may be doing more harm than good
6
Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
7
Fermat's Last Theorem: still a must-read about a 350-year maths secret
8
Huge study reveals how Epstein-Barr virus may cause multiple sclerosis
9
Why your opinion of used electric vehicles is probably wrong
10
Can you slow ageing with your diet? A new book gives it a go
