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FERMI, Enrico (1901-1954). Physicist, a pioneer in the study of neutrons and neutron bombardment. He led the group which achieved the first man made nuclear chain reaction in Chicago on Dec. 2, 1942. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938. The book by his wife Laura Fermi, Atoms In The Family, My Life With Enrico Fermi, Architect Of The Atomic Age. The University of Chicago Press, 1954, Second Printing before publication. Two hundred sixty-seven pages with illustrations. Signed by both Laura Fermi and Enrico Fermi on the half title page. Enrico Fermi died just months after this book was published, signed copies are almost non-existent. In fine condition with V/G dust jacket......................SOLD
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