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➲ Born in Rome on 29th Born in Rome on 29th September, 1901.September, 1901.

➲ Had a very strong Had a very strong mathematics and mathematics and physics background at physics background at a young agea young age

➲ Took interest in Took interest in physics after the death physics after the death of his brotherof his brother

➲ He followed physics He followed physics by becoming a by becoming a doctorate at the doctorate at the university of Pisauniversity of Pisa

Lecturer in Mathematical Physics and Mechanics at the University of Florence in 1924- 1926

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At a very young age, Fermi created a At a very young age, Fermi created a prototype for the EKG machine which is a prototype for the EKG machine which is a machine that has a consistent beating to machine that has a consistent beating to show heartbeats show heartbeats

➲ “ “ for his demonstrations for his demonstrations of the existence of new of the existence of new radioactive elements radioactive elements produced by neutron produced by neutron irradiation, and for his irradiation, and for his related discovery of related discovery of nuclear reactions nuclear reactions brought about by slow brought about by slow neutrons".neutrons".

➲ He moved to the States in 1939He moved to the States in 1939➲ He unknowingly split an atom in his previous He unknowingly split an atom in his previous

experiment, but the credit went to someone elseexperiment, but the credit went to someone else➲ He continued his research and found each broken He continued his research and found each broken

nucleus was able to hit the next atomic nucleus nucleus was able to hit the next atomic nucleus that creates a chain reactionthat creates a chain reaction

A:A: Approximately 200 000 people Approximately 200 000 people including Albert Einstein, Richard including Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Harold Urey, andFeynman, Harold Urey, and

- He conducted experiments which led to - He conducted experiments which led to atomic pile and then the first controlled atomic pile and then the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in Chicago on nuclear chain reaction in Chicago on December 2, 1942December 2, 1942

- He solved the - He solved the problems problems associated associated with the with the development development of the first of the first atomic bombatomic bomb

1.1. The 100The 100thth element element on the periodic table on the periodic table was named after was named after him, Fermiumhim, Fermium

2.2. After WWII, he After WWII, he protested the protested the research on nuclear research on nuclear bombs because it bombs because it was too destructivewas too destructive

3.3. Author of numerous Author of numerous papers in physicspapers in physics