"Feasibility of a Chain Reaction"
Report
By: Enrico Fermi
Date: November 26, 1942
Source: Fermi, Enrico. "Feasibility of a Chain Reaction." Report CP-383, November 26, 1942. In Collected Papers, Volume II: United States 1939–1954. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1965.
About the Author: Enrico Fermi (1901–1954) was born in Rome, Italy. As a student, he excelled in mathematics and physics. His academic achievements won him a scholarship at the University of Pisa, where he received his Ph.D. in physics in 1922. In 1927, he became professor of theoretical physics at the University of Rome. In 1938, Fermi won the Nobel Prize for his contributions to the knowledge of nuclear energy. That same year, he came to the United States and participated in the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb. He was professor of physics at Columbia University from 1939 to 1942. By the time of his death, Fermi held...
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