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File:Atomic bombing of Japan.jpg|link=Manhattan Project (nonfiction)|August 2, 1939: [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]] writes President F. D. Roosevelt that "some recent work by E. Fermi and [[Leo Szilard (nonfiction)|L. Szilard]] ... leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable--though much less certain--that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may be constructed." Roosevelt quickly starts the [[Manhattan Project (nonfiction)|Manhattan Project]]. | File:Atomic bombing of Japan.jpg|link=Manhattan Project (nonfiction)|August 2, 1939: [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]] writes President F. D. Roosevelt that "some recent work by E. Fermi and [[Leo Szilard (nonfiction)|L. Szilard]] ... leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable--though much less certain--that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may be constructed." Roosevelt quickly starts the [[Manhattan Project (nonfiction)|Manhattan Project]]. | ||
File:Red_Frap_Axiom.jpg|link=Red Frap Axiom|"'''[[Red Frap Axiom]]'''" is an anagram of "'''Fermi paradox'''". | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:56, 9 August 2021
Enrico Fermi (29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was an Italian physicist, who created the world's first nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1.
He has been called the "architect of the nuclear age" and the "architect of the atomic bomb".
He was one of the few physicists to excel both theoretically and experimentally.
Fermi held several patents related to the use of nuclear power, and was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on induced radioactivity by neutron bombardment and the discovery of transuranic elements.
He made significant contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical mechanics.
In the News
"If Apex Ramrod" is an anagram of "Fermi paradox".
August 2, 1939: Albert Einstein writes President F. D. Roosevelt that "some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard ... leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable--though much less certain--that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may be constructed." Roosevelt quickly starts the Manhattan Project.
"Red Frap Axiom" is an anagram of "Fermi paradox".
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Fermi gas (nonfiction) - a phase of matter which is an ensemble of a large number of non-interacting fermions.
- Manhattan Project (nonfiction)
External links
- Enrico Fermi @ Wikipedia