Enrico Fermi

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Physicist · Kingdom of Italy

Date of birth: September 29, 1901
Died on November 28, 1954: Died at the age of 53; Would have turned 125 today

Italian–American physicist (1901–1954)

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Enrico Fermi was a physicist (Kingdom of Italy). Enrico Fermi was born on September 29, 1901 in Rome. Among other things, Enrico Fermi was known for Royal Society of London, National Academy of Sciences, and German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

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particle physics

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Work by Enrico Fermi

Title	Year
Fermi's golden rule	–
Fermi problem	–
Fermi's interaction	–
Fermi–Dirac statistics	–
Fermi paradox	–
Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem	–
Fermi contact interaction	–
Thomas–Fermi model	–

Facts about Enrico

Born: September 29, 1901 in Rome
Died: November 28, 1954
Nationality: Kingdom of Italy, Italy, and United States
Occupations: Physicist, Inventor, University teacher, Nuclear physicist, and Theoretical physicist
Languages: English and Italian
Education: University of Göttingen and Leiden University
Fame: Wikipedia articles in 150 languages

Birthday

Date of birth: September 29, 1901
Born on a: Sunday
Zodiac sign: Libra

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What makes Enrico Fermi unique

Generation: Greatest Generation
In memory: Died at the age of 53
Today: Would have turned 125 today

First award in 1947, the year Enrico Fermi turned 46.

Born on the same day

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Awards

Award	Year
Franklin Medal	1947
Foreign Member of the Royal Society	1950
Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award	1952
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship	1953
Rumford Prize	1953

Groups

Name	From	To
Royal Society of London	–	–
National Academy of Sciences	–	–
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina	–	–
American Philosophical Society	–	–
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei	–	–
Romanian Academy	–	–
Academy of Sciences of the USSR	–	–
Academy of Sciences of Turin	–	–
Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL	–	–
Royal Academy of Italy	–	–
Accademia Tiberina	–	–

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