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Teaching Theoretical Physics: the cases of Enrico Fermi and Ettore Majorana
A. De Gregorio, S. Esposito
We report on theoretical courses by Fermi and Majorana, giving evidence of the first appearance and further development of Quantum Mechanics teaching in Italy. On the basis of orig…
Radioactivity Induced by Neutrons: a Thermodynamic Approach to Radiative Capture
Alberto De Gregorio
When Enrico Fermi discovered slow neutrons, he accounted for their great efficiency in inducing radioactivity by merely mentioning the well-known scattering cross-section between n…
A Historical Note about how the Property was Discovered that Hydrogenated Substances Increase the Radioactivity Induced by Neutrons
Alberto De Gregorio
At the "Domus Galilaeana" in Pisa, many original documents and records are kept, which belong to the scientific activity carried out by Enrico Fermi until 1938. I compared those do…
Chance and Necessity in Fermi's Discovery of the Properties of the Slow Neutrons
Alberto De Gregorio
In October 1934 Fermi discovered that neutrons became particularly effective in rendering the elements radioactive after being slowed down by hydrogenous substances. His was descri…