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Bruno Rossi and the introduction of the Geiger-Muller counter in Italian physics: 1929-1934
- M. Leone, A. Mastroianni, N. Robotti
- Physics
- 2005
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A Simultaneous Discovery: The Case of Johannes Stark and Antonino Lo Surdo
- M. Leone, A. Paoletti, N. Robotti
- Physics
- 1 September 2004
In 1913 the German physicist Johannes Stark (1874–1957) and the Italian physicist Antonino Lo Surdo (1880–1949)discovered virtually simultaneously and independently that hydrogen spectral lines are… Expand
The Discovery of Artificial Radioactivity
- F. Guerra, M. Leone, N. Robotti
- Physics
- 24 February 2012
We reconstruct Frédéric Joliot and Irène Curie’s discovery of artificial radioactivity in January 1934 based in part on documents preserved in the Joliot–Curie Archives in Paris, France. We argue… Expand
Enrico Fermi’s Discovery of Neutron-Induced Artificial Radioactivity: Neutrons and Neutron Sources
- F. Guerra, M. Leone, N. Robotti
- Physics
- 1 September 2006
Abstract.We reconstruct and analyze the path leading from James Chadwick’s discovery of the neutron in February 1932 through Frédéric Joliot and Irène Curie’s discovery of artificial radioactivity in… Expand
Enrico Fermi’s Discovery of Neutron-Induced Artificial Radioactivity:The Influence of His Theory of Beta Decay
- F. Guerra, N. Robotti
- Physics
- 1 December 2009
We analyze the influence of Enrico Fermi’s theory of beta decay, which he formulated in December 1933, on his experimental discovery of neutron-induced artificial radioactivity four months later, in… Expand
Frédéric Joliot, Irène Curie and the early history of the positron (1932–33)
- M. Leone, N. Robotti
- Physics
- 30 June 2010
As is well known, the positron was discovered in August 1932 by Carl Anderson while studying cloud chamber tracks left by cosmic rays. Far less known is the fact that a few months before Anderson's… Expand
Enrico Fermi’s Discovery of Neutron-Induced Artificial Radioactivity:The Recovery of His First
Laboratory Notebook
- G. Acocella, F. Guerra, N. Robotti
- Physics
- 1 April 2004
Abstract.We give a short description of the discovery of the first experimental notebook of Enrico Fermi
(1901-1954) on his researches during March and April of 1934 on neutron-induced artificial… Expand
Fermi’s strategic choices
- F. Guerra, N. Robotti
- Physics
- 2018
Already in 1933 before he had developed his own theory of beta decay Fermi had taken an interest in the properties of the neutron, showing great confidence in the use of this particle as a projectile… Expand