Enrico Fermi

Nobel Prize in Physics 1938

“for his 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”

Enrico Fermi was an Italian physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938 for his 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. He was affiliated with Rome University.

Field

Physics · Nuclear Physics

Lifespan

1901–1954