"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

Italy
born 1901, died 1954
CA - Institute for Nuclear Studies (Enrico Fermi Institute), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
AA - University of Rome, Rome, Italy
WA - University of Rome
Additional Information

*Explanation of CA, AA & WA*

Additional Information:

• Nobel e-Museum Prize in Physics 1938
• University of Chicago Nobel Laureates in Physics 
• Hall of Fame: Inventor Profile: Enrico Fermi 
• Time Life's 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century: Atomic Physicist Enrico Fermi 
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory: Enrico Fermi Biography 
• Enrico Fermi: Commemorating the Centennial of His Birth (excellent, well-linked site!) 
• Enrico Fermi and the Manhattan Project 
• Presidential Medal: The Enrico Fermi Award

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