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A black and white photo of Enrico Fermi standing at a blackboard, explaining a scattering problem. He is wearing a charcoal wool three-piece suit, with a striped tie and a light-colored shirt. Fermi is looking to the right of the photographer, smiling at someone in the audience.

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A black and white photo of Enrico Fermi standing at a blackboard, explaining a scattering problem. He is wearing a charcoal wool three-piece suit, with a striped tie and a light-colored shirt. Fermi is looking to the right of the photographer, smiling at someone in the audience.
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Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Sep-2023 18:28:04 UTC Robert McNees

Enrico Fermi, one of the foremost physicists of the 20th century, was born #OTD in 1901. While most physicists focus on either experiment or theory, Fermi excelled at both.
Now, estimate how many new physicists will be born today.
Image: New York Public Library

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