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)