FERMI’S PATH TO GREATNESS DIFFERED FROM THAT OF EINSTEIN, Bohr, Planck, or any of the others who created modern physics. It started from a profound confidence that he could solve any problem thrown his way and that nature would ultimately disclose her most precious secrets to his probing mind. That confidence was based on an incredibly solid foundation of knowledge laid down early in his life through intense and disciplined effort, under the guidance of mentors and professors who understood and cultivated his greatness. He understood that there were no shortcuts to deep understanding and was
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