Enrico Fermi. The Atomic Genius

Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938, father of the first nuclear reactor, and a key figure in the Manhattan Project, Enrico Fermi influenced the course of world history, bringing Rome and early 20th-century provincial Italy to the center of international science. But his journey also intersected with that of many “ordinary” people: Gertrude, the neighbor who saw him grow up as an intelligent and curious boy; Giuseppe, a young inventor who frequented him on Via Panisperna during the years of fascism and experiments; Anthony, an Italian-American scientist and soldier during World War II and the atomic bomb era; and finally Sarah, the little girl who knew him in his final years and saw him as the enigmatic protagonist of a novel. Four points of view to tell the full story of the genius who revolutionized 20th-century science.

Scientific consultancy: Professor Vincenzo Barone.