Enrico Fermi was born September 29, 1901 in Rome, Italy and died on November 28, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. Fermi was a physicist who later became an American citizen. He achieved notable accomplishments in the field of physics. He is renowned for constructing the world’s first nuclear reactor, earning him the titles of the “architect of the nuclear age” and the “architect of the atomic bomb.” In 1938, he was honored with the Nobel Prize in Physics for his research on induced radioactivity through neutron bombardment and the discovery of transuranium elements. He also made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and the advancement of nuclear and particle physics.