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Fermi

June 26, 2017

A proud parent with a baby named Fermi predicts the child's future salary only to within a couple of orders of magnitude.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-06-26-fermi/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

"Naming your baby Fermi says, 'This child will do great things, at least to an order of magnitude.'"

Parent: "So clever! This child will earn 10⁶ dollars per year! Or maybe 10⁴. In that range."

Topics
Applied Math › EstimationNumber & Arithmetic › Scientific NotationNumber & Arithmetic › Exponents & Powers of TenMath Culture › History of MathMathematicians & Scientists › Enrico Fermi
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Family & RelationshipsMathematiciansMoney & ShoppingPuzzles & Problems
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Enrico Fermi (mentioned)