The Last Man Who Knew Everything – Meeting with David Schwartz
On April 28, 2026, at 4:30 PM, the Historical Museum of Physics and Study and Research Centre “Enrico Fermi” will host an event with David Schwartz, author of the acclaimed biography of Enrico Fermi, The Last Man Who Knew Everything. During the talk, David Schwartz will share his personal experience as the biographer of one […]
Rachel Fermi: A Special Guest at the Enrico Fermi Museum
On Wednesday, April 8th, the Enrico Fermi Museum welcomed a truly special guest: Rachel Fermi, Enrico Fermi’s granddaughter, who travelled a long way to visit us. Arriving from Scotland, where she lives and works as a photographer, Rachel was deeply moved by the Museum and joined us in retracing the life and work of her […]
Enrico’s Homes: Following Fermi’s Footsteps Through His Roman Residences
Born and raised in Rome, Enrico Fermi spent the first part of his life in the capital. An article published in Chemistry Views by Domenica Verduci and Bianca Buccilli retraces his Roman life through the various homes that reflect the stages of his ascent, from child prodigy to world-renowned physicist. 1. The Birthplace: The Beginning […]
It’s Easy to Say ‘Blue’! The Spectroscopic Fingerprints of Colors
It’s Easy to Say ‘Blue’! The Spectroscopic Fingerprints of Colors Not all blues and whites are the same! Don’t be fooled by appearances! Similar pigments can have different chemical origins. Using spectroscopic tools, CREF researchers will show you how to uncover the hidden secrets in paintings. Workshops on pigments, binders, and fluorescence will help […]
Enrico Fermi’s Atomic Physics Lectures: A Legacy Unveiled
In the autumn of 1949, eleven years after leaving Italy, Enrico Fermi returned for the International Conference on Cosmic Rays in Villa Monastero, Varenna, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the Volta battery. This conference reunited global physicists, including Fermi, to discuss cosmic ray research. This return, post-World War II, was significant. Having left Italy […]
The Unveiled Atom: A Journey into the Paris of the Curies
On February 26, 2025, the Enrico Fermi Museum and the Curie Museum are joining forces for a special event. At the Enrico Fermi Research Center, the conference “The Unveiled Atom: A Journey into the Paris of the Curies through Stories, Discoveries, and Political Commitment” will be held. It will be an unmissable opportunity to immerse […]
A visit to the Curie Museum
A woman with a black work apron, an intense gaze turned to her instruments and a cloud of light hair gathered in a bun: perhaps there is no more iconic image than Marie Curie in her laboratory to represent a life dedicated to science. In Paris, in the building that housed the laboratory where Marie […]
Documents and Resources for Learning
Enrico Fermi’s Guide to the Museum For the schools that come to visit us, we have prepared a PDF booklet that will introduce the museum itinerary. Written in a simple and direct style, it uses a highly readable font designed by Biancoenero editions, which they generously made available to us. Download the Booklet to prepare […]
A conference on Laura Capon Fermi
Tra le voci che abbiamo scelto per raccontare cosa è stato il Progetto Manhattan non poteva mancare quella di Laura Capon Fermi. Testimonia ironica, colta e sensibile, in Atomi in Famiglia riesce a renderci parte della sua quotidianità a fianco di Enrico Fermi, prima a Roma e poi negli Stati Uniti. Grazie al suo libro […]
The experiments of 1934. The periodic table
On March 27, Fermi bombarded aluminium and fluorine with neutrons, causing the Geiger-Muller counter to record some counts: the target nuclei had become ‘activated’. In the following weeks, he involved the whole group in the work. The plan was to systematically bombard all the periodic table elements with neutrons to explore the characteristics of the […]
