Physics 115 & Quantum Mechanics: 1948 Lectures by E. Fermi
[Berkeley, CA]: 1948.
Manuscript notes relating to Enrico Fermi's Physics 115 class at Berkeley. From the collection of physicist Mark Jakobson, who earned his PhD at Berkeley in 1951. 181 sheets written recto only, hand paginated up to sheet 93. Comprises course notes, exams marked in red pencil, and a dozen mimeographed handouts. Prong bound in Smead pressboard, manuscript title label to front cover. Near Fine with moderate wear and light toning to covers; interior clean.
The nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi accepted a professorship at the University of Chicago after the conclusion of the Manhatten Project, but he visited Berkeley for research in 1948 and lectured on quantum mechanics. The Nobel Laureate was known as an excellent teacher.
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