STW 05SU25 OL - Enrico Fermi and the Dawn of the Atomic Age (ONLINE)
Course Description
STW 05SU25 OL – Enrico Fermi and the Dawn of the Atomic Age (ONLINE)
In this course we will examine the life and achievements of Enrico Fermi (1901-1954). Even as a child, Fermi showed signs of brilliance. By the time he was in high school he was developing advanced mathematical and physical descriptions of the world around him. In college, he rose to world fame as the greatest physicist in Italy and in fact the whole world. The torch of advanced physics was passing from Einstein into the hands of Fermi.
He assembled and led a team of Italian physicists who would come up with the concept of a nuclear chain reaction, leading to a Nobel Prize. Immigrating to the U.S., he would build the first nuclear reactor and achieve the world's first chain reaction. The Atomic Age was born, and there was no going back. You do not need any technical background to take this course, just a lively interest in the history of the Atomic Age.
Mon. 6/16 1:30-3 pm ONLINE (Link will be emailed to you)
Instructor: Don Wolman Sessions: 1
Don Wolman is a teacher, world traveler and writer. He teaches classes in world geography, travel, history, and science. Don holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from M.I.T. and a master’s degree in physics from Tufts University. He is a strong proponent of collaborative lifelong learning and volunteers as a speaker/presenter around the DFW area.