Indeed, Fermi was called "the Pope of physics." Fermi’s “intuito fenomenale” — phenomenal intuition — and his near infallibility in predicting the results of e

Indeed, Fermi was called "the Pope of physics." Fermi’s “intuito fenomenale” — phenomenal intuition — and his near infallibility in predicting the results of experiments were characteristics that prompted colleagues at the University of Rome to designate him “the Pope.”