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Olivia Fermi Speaking on the Life of Enrico and Laura FermiItalian Cultural Institute of ChicagoThursday, April 19, 2012 at 6:00 PM (CDT)Chicago, United States |
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The Director of the Italian Cultural Institute
Silvio Marchetti
is pleased to invite you to
The Neutron Trail: a lecture by Olivia Fermi,
grand-daughter of Enrico and Laura Fermi
Thursday, April 19th 2012
6:00 pm
Italian Cultural Institute
500 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 1450
Chicago, IL 60611
In this lecture, Olivia Fermi will highlight key topics along the Neutron Trail through the life stories of her grandfather, Enrico Fermi, theoretical and applied quantum physicist who built the first nuclear reactor and the first nuclear bombs, and her grandmother, Laura Fermi, author and pioneer in the environmental and handgun control movements in America. A slideshow presentation with a question and answer session to follow, as well as guided pairs mini discussions.
Olivia Fermi, M.A.A.B.S. (Master of Arts in Applied Behavorial Sciences), ConRes Cert, is the grand-daughter of Enrico and Laura Fermi. With her cultural inquiry project, the Neutron Trail, Ms. Fermi visits the people and places most impacted by our shared nuclear legacy to highlight the dilemmas and possibilities facing humanity today. She has given Neutron Trail talks in the US, Canada, and Europe and is known for her immediate, insightful speaking style, through which she both entertains and empowers audience members. Please visit www.neutrontrail.com for more details about this project.
Free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
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500 N Michigan Avenue
Suite 1450
Chicago,
60611
Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 6:00 PM (CDT)
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Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago
Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago
500 N Michigan Ave., Suite 1450
Chicago, IL 60611
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