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Legacy in Nuclear and Particle Physics

United States of America · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1954

Enrico Fermi1954

Chicago · Science / Physics

Leaves a scientific legacy spanning quantum statistics, beta decay, neutron physics, controlled chain reactions, particle acceleration and high-energy physics.

Names involved

Enrico Fermi

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