Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi
•was born in Rome on 29th September,1901,
•He attended a local grammar school
•In 1918, he won a fellowship of the ScuolaNormale Superiore of Pisa.
•He spent four years at the University ofPisa
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•in 1923, he was awarded a scholarshipfrom the Italian Government
•he returned to Italy to occupy for two years
•In Mathematical physics and Mechanics atthe university of Florence
•In 1926, Fermi discovered the StatisticalLaws
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•In 1927, Fermi was elected Professor ofTheoretical Physics at the University ofRome
•A place he retained till 1938
•After he won the Nobel prize he emigratedto America to escape Mussolini’s fascistdictatorship.
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•In 1934 he evolved the Beta DecayTheory
•He demonstrated that nucleartransformation occurs in almost everyelement
•This work resulted in the discovery of slowneutrons that same year
•Lead to the discovery of nuclearfission
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•In 1938 Fermi was without doubt thegreatest expert on neutrons
•He proceeded to work with tremendousenthusiasm
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•He was one of the leaders of the team ofphysicists on the Manhattan Project forthe development of nuclear energy andatomic bomb.
•In 1944 Fermi became a American Citizen
•Went to a professorship at Chicago
•Which he held till his death.
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•Enrico Fermi died in 1954 In Chicago
•During the last years of Fermi life heoccupied himself with the problem ofmysterious origin of cosmic rays.
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•Fermi was the author of numerous papersboth in theoretical and experimentalphysics
•The Nobel prize was awarded to Fermi forhis work on the artificial radioactivityproduced by neutrons.
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•Fermi married Laura Capon
•They had one son
•They also had one daughter
•There names were Nella and Giulio
Questions
•Where was Fermi born?
•What city did Fermi die in?
•When did Fermi become a Americancitizen?
•What did Fermi discover in 1926?
•In 1918 what did Fermi won?
Answers to Questions
•In Rome
•In Chicago
•In 1944
• Statistical Laws
•Won a fellowship to Pisa.