Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Enrico Fermi
Born: September 29, 1901
Died: November 28, 1954 (aged 53)
Bio: Enrico Fermi was an Italian physicist, who created the world's first nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1. He has been called the "architect of the nuclear age", and the "architect of the atomic bomb".
Known for:
- Thermodynamics
- Elementary Particles (1951)
- Collected Papers