Enrico Fermi (29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was an Italian physicist, who created the world's first nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1.
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I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence. Enrico Fermi
I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence.
It does not say in the Bible that all laws of nature are expressible linearly! Enrico Fermi
It does not say in the Bible that all laws of nature are expressible linearly!
When asked what he meant by a miracle: Oh, anything with a probability of less than 20%. Enrico Fermi
When asked what he meant by a miracle: Oh, anything with a probability of less than 20%.
I hope it won't take long. Enrico Fermi
I hope it won't take long.
An experiment disproving a prediction is discovery. Enrico Fermi
An experiment disproving a prediction is discovery.
I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, 'with four parameters I can fit an elephant and with five I can make him wiggle his trunk.' Enrico Fermi
I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, 'with four parameters I can fit an elephant and with five I can make him wiggle his trunk.'
When asked what characteristics Nobel prize winning physicists had in common ؛ I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence. Enrico Fermi
When asked what characteristics Nobel prize winning physicists had in common ؛ I cannot think of a single one, not even intelligence.
Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge. Enrico Fermi
Whatever Nature has in store for mankind, unpleasant as it may be, men must accept, for ignorance is never better than knowledge.
Never underestimate the joy people derive from hearing something they already know. Enrico Fermi
Never underestimate the joy people derive from hearing something they already know.
Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a measurement. An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery. Enrico Fermi
Experimental confirmation of a prediction is merely a measurement. An experiment disproving a prediction is a discovery.
The fundamental point in fabricating a chain reacting machine is of course to see to it that each fission produces a certain number of neutrons and some of these neutrons will again produce fission. Enrico Fermi
The fundamental point in fabricating a chain reacting machine is of course to see to it that each fission produces a certain number of neutrons and some of these neutrons will again produce fission.
There's two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. Enrico Fermi
There's two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.
