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Fermi
Enrico Fermi, an Italian and American physicist and Nobel laureate. Fermi problems are questions answered approximately by breaking them down into simple estimates.
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life, A. J. Jacobs
Explained in
- The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life, A. J. Jacobs
- Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction, Philip Tetlock, Dan Gardner
Enrico Fermi (1901–1954), an Italian and American physicist and Nobel Prize winner. He was famous for quickly estimating answers to hard questions.