Gregory Breit (1899-1951) (left), Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) (center), and George Gamow (1904-1968) (right)

Summary

left to right: Gregory Breit (1899-1981), Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin; Nobel laureate and physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954); and George Gamow (1904-1908), Professor of Physics, George Washington University. Fermi had immigrated to the United States on January 2, 1939, and had accepted an appointment at Columbia University. The physicists were attending the Fifth Washington Conference on Theoretical Physics, Washington, D.C., January 26 to 28, 1939.

Subject

• Breit, Gregory 1899-1981
• Fermi, Enrico 1901-1954
• Gamow, George 1904-1968
• Columbia University
• George Washington University
• University of Wisconsin
• Washington Conference on Theoretical Physics

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2007-0373

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1939
• January 1939

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

• Nuclear physics
• Physics

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2007-0373]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints

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