Enrico Fermi
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Enrico Fermi was born in Rome, Italy on the 29th of September 1901. He was the son of Alberto Fermi who was at the time a Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Communications. His mother, Ida de Gattis was an elementary school teacher. He was the youngest of 3, his sister, Maria, was 2 years older and his brother Giulio was a year older. Enrico was born into a Roman Catholic family but was an agnostic for his adult life. He attended a local grammar school until 1918 when he was given a fellowship of the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. Enrico spent four years at the University of Pisa and earned his doctor's degree for physics in 1922.
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