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Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi is an Italian physicist and the creator of the world's first nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1. He has been called "the architect of the nuclear age" and "the architect of the atomic bomb". He is one of the few physicists to excel in theoretical and experimental physics. Fermi was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on radioactivity due to bombardment of neutrons and the discovery of the element transuranic. Together with his colleagues, Fermi filed a number of patents related to the use of nuclear energy, all of which were taken over by the US government. He made important contributions to the development of statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and to nuclear and particle physics. Fermi's first major contribution relates to the field of statistical mechanics.
BornSeptember 29, 1901, Rome, Kingdom of Italy
DiedNovember 28, 1954, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
CitizenshipItalian (1901–44), American (1944–54)
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsScuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, University of Göttingen, Leiden University, University of Florence, Sapienza University of Rome, Columbia University, University of Chicago
Alma materScuola Normale Superiore of Pisa
Academic advisorsLuigi Puccianti, Max Born, Paul Ehrenfest
Doctoral studentsHarold Agnew, Edoardo Amaldi, Owen Chamberlain, Geoffrey Chew, Mildred Dresselhaus, Jerome Friedman, Richard Garwin, Marvin Goldberger, Tsung-Dao Lee, Ettore Majorana, Arthur Rosenfeld, Emilio Segrè, Sam Treiman
Other notable studentsJack Steinberger, Chen Ning Yang
Known forDemonstrating first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, Fermi–Dirac statistics, Fermi's golden rule, Fermi paradox, Fermi method, Fermi theory of beta decay
Notable awardsMatteucci Medal (1926), Nobel Prize (1938), Hughes Medal (1942), Medal for Merit (1946), Franklin Medal (1947), ForMemRS (1950), Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science (1950), Rumford Prize (1953), Max Planck Medal (1954)
SpouseLaura Capon Fermi

About Enrico Fermi

Physicist Enrico Fermi was born in Rome, Italy on September 29, 1901. He dies at the age of 53, on November 28, 1954.

Italian physicist well recognized for his work on the first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1. He also made significant contributions to quantum theory, winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938 for his work on induced radioactivity.

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Enrico Fermi before becoming famous

Enrico Fermi was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1901 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Ox (牛).

After the unexpected loss of his older brother, he became re-enamored with science.

Achievement of Enrico Fermi

After fleeing Italy due to new racial laws that discriminated against Jews like him, he came to work on the Manhattan Project.

Enrico Fermi's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1928, he married Laura Capon Fermi.

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Enrico Fermi Collabed with

As part of the Manhattan Project, he collaborated with Physicist Albert Einstein on the atomic bomb.

Enrico Fermi Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Enrico Fermi updated on March 17 2023.