Astronomy Cast Episode 168 - Enrico Fermi (12-13-2009) Part 1 of 3

Today's episode of Astronomy Cast is about another famous physicist: Enrico Fermi. We've already taken a look at one of Fermi's most famous ideas, the Fermi Paradox - or, where are all the aliens? But let's meet the man behind the ideas. Part 1

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[hellodalla]

I don't think Fermi and Dirac worked together on the Fermi-Dirac statistics.

Fermi published it in 1926 (Zs. f. Phys. 36, p. 902, Lincei Rend. Feb 1926), Dirac published 6 months later. There's a letter dated shortly afterwards in which fermi informs Dirac of what happened ... "I guess sir you have not seen my article I would like to draw your attention to it. Yours sincerely, Enrico Fermi. "

[AlienshateU]

to get to main point click here 3:00

[pipersue19]

what a year