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Analog computer The FERMIAC was an analog computer invented by physicist Enrico Fermi in 1947 to aid in his studies of neutron transport.

FERMIAC The Monte Carlo trolley, or FERMIAC, was an analog computer invented by physicist Enrico Fermi to aid in his studies of neutron transport.

Enrico Fermi In 1947, Fermi invented the FERMIAC, an analog computer that used the Monte Carlo Method to study neutron transport through fissionable materials.

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    Enrico Fermi

    Enrico Fermi (29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was an Italian physicist, particularly remembered for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, and for his contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical mechanics. ... In 1947, Fermi invented the FERMIAC, an analog computer that used the Monte Carlo Method to study neutron transport through fissionable materials.
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    FERMIAC

    The Monte Carlo trolley, or FERMIAC, was an analog computer invented by physicist Enrico Fermi to aid in his studies of neutron transport.
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    Analog computer

    An analog computer (spelled analogue in British English) is a form of computer that uses the continuously-changeable aspects of physical phenomena such as electrical, mechanical, or hydraulic quantities to model the problem being solved. ... The FERMIAC was an analog computer invented by physicist Enrico Fermi in 1947 to aid in his studies of neutron transport.
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    Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station

    The Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Erie near Monroe, in Frenchtown Charter Township, Monroe County, Michigan, USA, approximately halfway between Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio. Two units have been constructed on this site.
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    Enrico Fermi Award

    The Enrico Fermi Award is an award honoring scientists of international stature for their lifetime achievement in the development, use, or production of energy. It is administered by the U.S. government's Department of Energy.
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    Enrico Fermi High School

    Enrico Fermi High School is a high school located at 124 North Maple Street in Enfield, Connecticut. Enrico Fermi High School was established in 1971 and serves the Enfield community along with the previously-built Enfield High School.
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    Fermi paradox

    In 1950, while working at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the physicist Enrico Fermi had a casual conversation while walking to lunch with colleagues Emil Konopinski, Edward Teller and Herbert York. ... ↑ Nick Bostrom, 2003, Are You Living In a Computer Simulation?
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    Enrico

    Enrico is an Italian male given name, derived from Heinrich of Germanic origin. ... Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Italian-American physicist
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    List of Italians

    Enrico Fermi (1901–1954), physicist - Part of a University of Chicago team that created the first sustainable nuclear reaction. ... Tullio Campagnolo, cyclist who invented the quick release skewer
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    List of Jewish inventors

    | Emanuel Goldberg | 1910 1921/1923 1925 1931 | Sensitometry Movie camera Microphotography Computer science | Goldberg wedge Kinamo Microdot Statistical machine | ... | Leo Szilard | 1955 1942 1931 | | co-invented nuclear fission reactor (1955) First nuclear reactor (1942), with Enrico Fermi Patent Electron Microscope (1931) |

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