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Enrico Fermi Born 29 September 1901 Rome, Italy Died 28 November 1954 (aged 53) Chicago, Illinois, United States Known for Nuclear chain reaction Fermi–Dirac statistics Fermi paradox Theory of beta decay Notable awards Matteucci Medal (1926) Nobel Prize (1938) Hughes Medal (1942) Medal for Merit (1946) Franklin Medal (1947)
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Page 1: Enrico fermi

Enrico Fermi

Born 29 September 1901

Rome, Italy

Died 28 November 1954 (aged 53)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Known forNuclear chain reaction

Fermi–Dirac statistics

Fermi paradox

Theory of beta decay

Notable awardsMatteucci Medal  (1926)

Nobel Prize  (1938)

Hughes Medal  (1942)

Medal for Merit  (1946)

Franklin Medal  (1947)