Enrico Fermi was an Italian-American physicist renowned as the creator of the world's first artificial nuclear reactor. He led the team that achieved the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction at Chicago Pile-1 on 2 December 1942, and made foundational contributions across both theoretical and experimental physics. Numerous awards, institutions and concepts are named after him, including the Fermi paradox.
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Enrico Fermi (29 September 1901 - 28 November 1954) was an Italian-American physicist, renowned for being the creator of the world's first artificial nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, and a member of the Manhattan Project.
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Enrico Fermi (29 September 1901 - 28 November 1954) was an Italian-American physicist
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Born: 29 September 1901, Rome, Italy. Died: 28 November 1954 (aged 53), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Infobox workplaces: University of Florence Sapienza University of Rome Columbia University University of Chicago
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it was renamed in honor of Enrico Fermi in 1974
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