Enrico Fermi

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Italian-American experimental physicist human physicist theoretical physicist

Enrico Fermi was an Italian-American physicist renowned for his work on nuclear physics and the development of the first nuclear reactor, which earned him a central role in the advent of the atomic age.

Aliases (2)

Enrico Fermi: Physicist ×1
Nella Fermi ×1

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian-American → experimental physicist → human → physicist → theoretical physicist →
academicAdvisor	Max Born →
awardReceived	Hughes Medal → Matteucci Medal → Nobel Prize in Physics →
causeOfDeath	stomach cancer →
child	Giulio Fermi → Nella Fermi →
citizenship	Kingdom of Italy → United States of America →
countryOfBirth	Italy →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1901-09-29 →
dateOfDeath	1954-11-28 →
dateOfFirstControlledChainReaction	1942-12-02 →
educatedAt	Sapienza University of Rome →
employer	Columbia University → Los Alamos Laboratory → University of Chicago → University of Rome La Sapienza →
familyName	Fermi →
fieldOfWork	nuclear physics → particle physics → quantum mechanics → solid-state physics → statistical mechanics →
givenName	Enrico →
hasEponym	Enrico Fermi Award → Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station → Fermi (unit) → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope → Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory → Fermi constant → Fermion → Fermium →
knownFor	Fermi energy → Fermi level → Fermi paradox → Fermi surface → Fermi theory of beta decay → Fermi–Dirac statistics → development of the first nuclear reactor → neutron-induced radioactivity → work on nuclear chain reactions →
languageSpoken	English → Italian →
memberOf	Manhattan Project → National Academy of Sciences → Royal Academy of Italy →
movement	nuclear age →
NobelPrizeInPhysicsFor	demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons →
NobelPrizeInPhysicsYear	1938 →
notableStudent	Bruno Pontecorvo → Chien-Shiung Wu → Edoardo Amaldi → Emilio Segrè → Hans Bethe →
placeOfBirth	Rome →
placeOfDeath	Chicago →
religion	atheism →
sexOrGender	male →
significantProject	Chicago Pile-1 →
spouse	Laura Fermi →
workLocation	Chicago → New York City → Rome →

Referenced by (65)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Enrico Fermi Award → Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station → Fermi (unit) → Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope → Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory → Fermi energy → Fermi gas → Fermi liquid theory → Fermi surface → Fermion → Fermium → Fermi–Dirac statistics →	namedAfter
George Weil → Herbert L. Anderson → Leo Szilard → Victor F. Weisskopf → Walter Zinn →	collaboratedWith
Chicago Pile-1 → Secret City → Site X → Stagg Field, University of Chicago →	associatedWith
Emilio Segrè → Herbert L. Anderson → Mildred Dresselhaus →	doctoralAdvisor
Los Alamos Laboratory → Manhattan Engineer District → Met Lab →	employed
Fermi paradox → Fermium →	hasNameOrigin
Sapienza University of Rome → University of Turin →	hasNotableAlumni
Columbia University → University of Pisa →	hasNotableFaculty
Hyde Park → Hyde Park (Chicago) →	hasNotableResident
Herbert L. Anderson → Norman J. Zabusky →	influencedBy
Comstock Prize in Physics → Franklin Medal →	notableRecipient
C. N. Yang →	academicAdvisor
Emilio Segrè ("Enrico Fermi: Physicist") →	authored
Chicago Pile-1 →	chiefDesigner
Enrico Fermi ("Nella Fermi") →	child
Robert Serber →	colleague
Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project →	describesPerson
Chicago Pile-2 →	designedBy
Physics →	developedBy
Fermi theory of beta decay →	developer
Great Silence →	discussedBy
Fermi–Dirac statistics →	formulatedBy
University of Pisa →	hasNotableAlumnus
Fermi →	hasNotableBearer
Matteucci Medal →	hasRecipient
Enrico Fermi Award →	honorsLegacyOf
Tuxedo Park private laboratory →	hostedScientist
Fermi constant →	introducedBy
Project Y →	involvedScientist
Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory →	keyPerson
Manhattan Project →	keyScientist
Nobel Prize in Physics →	notableLaureate
General Advisory Committee of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission →	notableMember
Leona Woods →	notableStudentOf
Walter Zinn →	notableStudentOrColleague
Chicago Pile-1 →	projectLeader
Laura Fermi →	spouse