Information AboutLaura Fermi |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT LAURA FERMI | |
| 1907 births | |
| fermi, laura | |
| 1977 deaths | |
| anti-war activists | |
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Born Laura Capon in and a son, Giulio (named after Enrico's older brother, who had died tragically in 1915 ), in 1936 . In 1938 , the Fermis immigrated to the United States to escape the Anti-Semitic politics of the Fascist government of Benito Mussolini (Laura was Jewish , though Enrico was not). They were nationalized as Americans in 1944 . After Enrico died of Cancer in 1954 , Laura became a writer and a peace activist. She published a book about her life with Enrico, ''Atoms in the Family'', the same year he died. She herself died in 1977 . WORKS AUTHORED
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