Enrico Fermi Award
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The Enrico Fermi Award is one of the United States government’s oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors, recognizing exceptional lifetime achievements in the development, use, or control of nuclear energy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enrico Fermi Award canonical | 38 |
| Fermi Award | 2 |
| Enrico Fermi Prize | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government award
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science and technology award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Department of Energy
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surface form:
United States Department of Energy
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| awardFor |
exceptional lifetime achievements in the control of nuclear energy
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exceptional lifetime achievements in the development of nuclear energy ⓘ exceptional lifetime achievements in the use of nuclear energy ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | federal government agency ⓘ |
| category |
national award
ⓘ
nuclear science award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
materials science related to nuclear energy
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nuclear engineering ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| eligibility |
engineers
ⓘ
individuals with major contributions to nuclear energy ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| field |
nuclear energy
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science and technology ⓘ |
| frequency | irregular ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
citation
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gold medal ⓘ monetary honorarium ⓘ |
| honorsLegacyOf | Enrico Fermi ⓘ |
| inception | 1956 ⓘ |
| level | career-level recognition ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Enrico Fermi ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | physicist ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Alvin M. Weinberg
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Edward Teller ⓘ Eugene Wigner ⓘ Glenn T. Seaborg ⓘ Hans Bethe ⓘ J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ John von Neumann ⓘ Leo Szilard ⓘ Lise Meitner ⓘ Luis Alvarez ⓘ
surface form:
Luis W. Alvarez
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| oneOfOldest | United States government science and technology honors ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
U.S. Department of Energy
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surface form:
United States Department of Energy
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| relatedTo | Manhattan Project legacy ⓘ |
| scope | lifetime achievement ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
benefit to humanity
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scientific impact ⓘ technical impact ⓘ |
| sponsor |
U.S. Department of Energy
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surface form:
United States Department of Energy
|
| status | active ⓘ |
| symbolizes | recognition of pioneering work in nuclear energy ⓘ |
| typeOfRecognition | lifetime achievement award ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Julius Robert Oppenheimer
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Freeman Dyson
subject surface form:
Freeman Dyson
this entity surface form:
Fermi Award
subject surface form:
Norris Bradbury
this entity surface form:
Fermi Award
subject surface form:
Hans Bethe
this entity surface form:
Enrico Fermi Prize
subject surface form:
John Archibald Wheeler
subject surface form:
Barry Barish