In 1945, as the first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert, Enrico Fermi stood miles away, holding a few scraps of ...

Quentin Cooper discusses the work of early-20th century physicist Enrico Fermi and discovers how sensible estimations are helping to unravel both the magnificent and the mundane. The humble potato is ...

Enrico Fermi is just the latest in a long line of ‘last men who knew everything’. A handful of recent biographies claim the title for their subjects, which include the Renaissance naturalist ...

To honor the start of a new school year, we bring to you the following Fermi problem: How long would a physics lecture have to be to actually kill you? Or more precisely, from Physics Buzz: Assuming ...