"for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons"
- Enrico Fermi
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Italy
born 1901, died 1954
CA - Institute for Nuclear Studies (Enrico
Fermi Institute), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
AA - University
of Rome, Rome, Italy
WA - University
of Rome
Additional Information:
- Nobel e-Museum Prize in Physics 1938
- University of Chicago Nobel Laureates in Physics
- Hall of Fame: Inventor Profile: Enrico Fermi
- Time Life's 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century: Atomic Physicist Enrico Fermi
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory: Enrico Fermi Biography
- Enrico Fermi: Commemorating the Centennial of His Birth (excellent, well-linked site!)
- Enrico Fermi and the Manhattan Project
- Presidential Medal: The Enrico Fermi Award