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Enrico Fermi. was born in Rome on 29th September, 1901, He attended a local grammar school In 1918, he won a fellowship of the Scuola Normale Superiore.

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1 Enrico Fermi

2 was born in Rome on 29th September, 1901, He attended a local grammar school In 1918, he won a fellowship of the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. He spent four years at the University of Pisa

3 Facts About Enrico Fermi in 1923, he was awarded a scholarship from the Italian Government he returned to Italy to occupy for two years In Mathematical physics and Mechanics at the university of Florence In 1926, Fermi discovered the Statistical Laws.

4 Facts about Enrico Fermi In 1927, Fermi was elected Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Rome A place he retained till 1938 After he won the Nobel prize he emigrated to America to escape Mussolini’s fascist dictatorship.

5 Facts About Enrico Fermi In 1934 he evolved the Beta Decay Theory He demonstrated that nuclear transformation occurs in almost every element This work resulted in the discovery of slow neutrons that same year Lead to the discovery of nuclear fission

6 Facts about Enrico Fermi In 1938 Fermi was without doubt the greatest expert on neutrons He proceeded to work with tremendous enthusiasm

7 Facts About Enrico Fermi He was one of the leaders of the team of physicists on the Manhattan Project for the development of nuclear energy and atomic bomb. In 1944 Fermi became a American Citizen Went to a professorship at Chicago Which he held till his death.

8 Facts About Enrico Fermi Enrico Fermi died in 1954 In Chicago During the last years of Fermi life he occupied himself with the problem of mysterious origin of cosmic rays.

9 Facts About Enrico Fermi Fermi was the author of numerous papers both in theoretical and experimental physics The Nobel prize was awarded to Fermi for his work on the artificial radioactivity produced by neutrons.

10 Facts About Enrico Fermi Fermi married Laura Capon They had one son They also had one daughter There names were Nella and Giulio

11 Questions Where was Fermi born? What city did Fermi die in? When did Fermi become a American citizen? What did Fermi discover in 1926? In 1918 what did Fermi won?

12 Answers to Questions In Rome In Chicago In 1944 Statistical Laws Won a fellowship to Pisa.


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