Question

Why does the author of "Enrico Fermi: The 'Italian Navigator'" compare Dr. Fermi to a ship's captain?

A.
because Fermi worked with a crew of people who would not cooperate with him

B.
because Fermi was "lost at sea" in his project

C.
because Fermi's experiments occurred in the captain's quarters on a ship

D.
because Fermi carefully worked through unknown and potentially dangerous territory