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The Life of Enrico Fermi. Click for a story about the photograph. On 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.
Jan 17, 2019 · The extraordinary role that chance and accident play in scientific discovery can be seen in the remarkable career of Enrico Fermi, one of the 20th century’s greatest physicists. Fermi is known...
Born in Rome, Italy, on September 29, 1901, Enrico Fermi was one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century. In Fig. 1 one can see his photon taken for his Los Alamos ID. He made significant contributions to a wide variety of fields such as quantum theory, nuclear physics, and particle physics. The sheer breadth and importance of ...
