Short course: MAKING OF THE BOMB – Fulvio Parmigiani

When: 26th April, 3rd and 13th May 2022

Time: 6:30pm

Where: in Sala Pietra, ex Ospedale Militare, via Fabio Severo 40

Language: English

Fulvio Parmigiani is a Professor Emeritus of Physics at Trieste University and a Professor at the International Faculty of the University of Cologne. In this brief course he will report a short history of the origins and development of the American atomic bomb program during World War II. Beginning with the scientific developments of the pre-war years, he will introduce the role of United States government in conducting a secret, nationwide enterprise that took science from the laboratory into combat with an entirely new type of weapon.

Read the abstract of Prof. Parmigiani’s course.

Sign up for the course by filling in the registration form by Friday 22nd of April, 12:00pm.

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The course is limited to 18 students only. Priority will be given to international students. The rest of places will be allocated on a “first come, first served” basis.