Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS April Meeting 2010
Volume 55, Number 1
Saturday–Tuesday, February 13–16, 2010; Washington, DC
Session J1: Remembering Enrico Fermi |
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Sponsoring Units: FHP AAPT Chair: James Cronin, University of Chicago Room: Marriott Ballroom Salon 1-2 |
Sunday, February 14, 2010 1:30PM - 2:06PM |
J1.00001: Fermi at Columbia and Reminiscence of Chicago Days Invited Speaker: The first part of the lecture covers Fermi's arrival and research at Columbia University in 1939, including his concerns for colleagues who remained in Italy at that time. The second part discusses the period from 1946 to 1950, the most exciting time of my life as Fermi's student in the physics department at the University of Chicago. [Preview Abstract] |
Sunday, February 14, 2010 2:06PM - 2:42PM |
J1.00002: Working with Fermi at Chicago and Los Alamos Invited Speaker: I discuss my experience with Enrico Fermi as student and fellow faculty member at Chicago and with him as consultants to the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in 1950-1952. The talk shares observations about this great physicist and exemplary human being. [Preview Abstract] |
Sunday, February 14, 2010 2:42PM - 3:18PM |
J1.00003: A Student's View of Fermi Invited Speaker: This talk will provide recollections of Fermi and the lively environment he created at the University of Chicago from the perspective of a student who had the great privilege of taking of his courses and becoming a member of his research group. The period to be covered is 1951 to 1954. [Preview Abstract] |
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