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Enrico Fermi

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Enrico Fermi was an Italian and naturalized-American physicist, renowned for being the creator of the world's first artificial nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, and a member of the Manhattan Project.

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Contributed to the project
Fermi contributed to the Manhattan Project’s nuclear research and the work that culminated in the Trinity test.
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Observed the explosion
Enrico Fermi observed the Trinity explosion and estimated its strength from the movement of small pieces of paper in the blast.
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