| Famous for producing the first controlled nuclear reaction in 1942, physicist Enrico Fermi worked as a consultant for the Manhattan Project during World War II, helping to design the atomic bomb. He won a Nobel Prize in 1938 for his work on artificial radioactivity. He inspired many students and continues to be honored through various awards and institutions that were established in his name, such as the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. |