Enrico Fermi
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Physics, Physicists, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, Italian History, 20th & 21st Century European History
Article abstract: Fermi’s experiments utilizing neutron bombardment led to the production of the first controlled chain reaction, critical to the United States’ development of the atom bomb.
Early Life
Enrico Fermi was born September 29, 1901, in Rome, Italy, to Alberto Fermi, an administrator in the Italian railroad system, and Ida de Gattis, an elementary schoolteacher. Enrico learned to read and write at an early age, probably instructed by his older brother and sister. At six years of age, Enrico entered public school and soon displayed a talent...
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