Galileo and the Scientific Revolution
- 176 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Laura Fermi Book order
Laura Capon Fermi was an Italian writer and political activist who became a naturalized American citizen. She was the wife of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Enrico Fermi. Her writing often explored themes of political engagement and activism, frequently intertwining with her personal life and the scientific world of her husband.
- 2021
- 1995
Atoms in the Family
- 277 pages
- 10 hours of reading
An account of the author's life with the atomic scientist Enrico Fermi, that covers Fermi's early childhood interest in science, and his rise in the Italian university system concurrent with the rise of fascism, his receipt of the Nobel Prize, their emigration to the United States in the 1930s, their experiences in America.