Enrico Fermi - Wikipedia
WEBEnrico Fermi ForMemRS (Italian: [enˈriːko ˈfermi]; 29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was an Italian and naturalized American physicist, renowned for being the creator of the world's first artificial nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1, and a member of the Manhattan Project.
Enrico Fermi | Education, Discoveries, Biography, & Facts
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Enrico Fermi (born Sept. 29, 1901, Rome, Italy—died Nov. 28, 1954, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) was an Italian-born American scientist who was one of the chief architects of the nuclear age.
Enrico Fermi - Quotes, Atomic Bomb & Facts - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Physicist Enrico Fermi built the prototype of a nuclear reactor and worked on the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb.
FERMI The Life of Enrico Fermi | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)
WEBOn December 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi and his team of scientists harnessed the atom and opened the door to new scientific and technological realms. His achievement allowed the U.S. to produce the atomic bomb that helped end World War II.
Enrico Fermi - Nuclear Physicist, Nobel Prize Winner
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Enrico Fermi - Nuclear Physicist, Nobel Prize Winner: Settling first in New York City and then in Leonia, New Jersey, Fermi began his new life at Columbia University, in New York City. Within weeks of his arrival, news that uranium could fission astounded the physics community.
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) - Columbia University
WEBEnrico Fermi (1901-1954) Physicist. Faculty, 1939-42. In the words of Richard Rhodes, Enrico Fermi was "the last of the double-threat physicists: A genius at creating both esoteric theories and elegant experiments."
Enrico Fermi – Biographical - NobelPrize.org
WEBProfessor Fermi was the author of numerous papers both in theoretical and experimental physics. His most important contributions were: “Sulla quantizzazione del gas perfetto monoatomico”, Rend. Accad. Naz.
He’s the Bomb: An Enrico Fermi Biography - The New York Times
WEBNov 18, 2016 · “The Pope of Physics,” by Gino Segrè and Bettina Hoerlin, tells the story of how Enrico Fermi created the atomic age.
Fermi, Enrico - Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 21, 2018 · The Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) discovered "Fermi statistics," described beta decay, established the properties of slow neutrons, and constructed the first atomic pile. In Enrico Fermi, the theorist and experimentalist were combined in a supremely intimate, complementary, and creative way.
Enrico Fermi – Facts - NobelPrize.org
WEBEnrico Fermi. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1938. Born: 29 September 1901, Rome, Italy. Died: 28 November 1954, Chicago, IL, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Rome University, Rome, Italy.