Chance and Necessity in Fermi's Discovery of the Properties of the Slow Neutrons

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dc.creatorDe Gregorio, Alberto
dc.date2002-01-12
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dc.descriptionIn October 1934 Fermi discovered that neutrons became particularly effective in rendering the elements radioactive after being slowed down by hydrogenous substances. His was described as an absolutely unpredictable scientific discovery. In this paper I report and discuss the knowledge about neutrons properties already available the previous year, which throws a new light onto a discovery too often depicted as "accidental".
dc.description20 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0201028
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0201028
dc.identifierGiornale di Fisica, 42,4 (2001) 195-208
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/84533
dc.subjectHistory and Philosophy of Physics
dc.titleChance and Necessity in Fermi's Discovery of the Properties of the Slow Neutrons
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