The organization of the mobile atomic exhibition, Mostra Atomica, designed by the United States Information Service to travel through Italy in 1954-55, had to meet technical, scientific, artistic, ...and political challenges. The head of the group in charge of the exhibition was architect Peter G. Harnden whose pedigree in the intelligence and training in architecture were an ideal match for leading the unit dedicated to exhibitions. The political sensitivity of the Mostra Atomica also required the intervention of the Italian Ministry of the Interior to guarantee safe mobility and secure shows. In every major town, American and British diplomats attended the local opening ceremony, while the very symbol of science diplomacy was Enrico Fermi, whose recorded message praised international cooperation. All in all, the USIS campaign promoting peaceful applications of nuclear physics was successful in reaching and involving Italian society. Visual and spatial aesthetics were particularly relevant: the geometrical design of the exposition rooms conveyed a strong sense of modernity that contrasted with the artistic heritage of Italian cities. The present article is based on archival files, newspaper reports, and photographs that document who was responsible for planning, setting up, and reporting this Cold War propaganda event.
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Espagnat, Bernard d Martin L. White
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We reconstruct Enrico Fermi’s remarkable discovery of neutron-induced radioactivity in March 1934 with a focus on the experimental apparatus he used, such as the original neutron sources preserved in ...Italy and abroad. Special attention is paid to the role of the Radium Office of the Institute of Public Health in Rome in providing to Fermi the “radium emanation” (Radon-222) used to make his radon-beryllium neutron sources. This particular angle of investigation allows us to make a full reconstruction of what Fermi actually realized in his laboratory, to gain a better insight into his methodological choices, and, ultimately, to understand how special circumstances conspired to make the discovery of neutron-induced radioactivity possible.
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project has been scanning the heavens for signs of intelligent life for almost half a century. So far, nothing. This raises the question physicist ...Enrico Fermi asked, "Where is everybody?" The probability of intelligent life on another planet is high so why the silence? Technological civilizations may be short-lived. The mechanisms of evolution that lead to intelligent life and technological development also lead to propensities traditionally labeled as sin. These propensities make it difficult for technological civilizations to survive long enough to escape their home planet.
Enrico Fermi foi um dos maiores físicos do século passado. Em 1934, fez uma série de palestras no Brasil. Convidado por Theodoro Ramos para trabalhar em São Paulo, preferiu trabalhar nos Estados ...Unidos a partir de 1938. No entanto, indicou Gleb Wataghin - a quem Cesar Lattes se referia como "pai" da Física brasileira - para vir em seu lugar. Wataghin fez história no Brasil, tornando-se um dos primeiros catedráticos da futura Universidade de São Paulo. Assim, Fermi, além de ser um nome importante para a História das Ciências, ao indicar Wataghin, acabou deixando indelével marca na criação e institucionalização da pesquisa científica nacional. Apesar disso, sabe-se muito pouco sobre a viagem de Fermi ao Brasil. Esse trabalho reconstitui da forma mais ampla possível os passos do famoso físico italiano em nossas terras.
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