<ul><li>In 1934, physicist Enrico Fermi made a discovery that was later revealed to be a mistake.</li><li>His announcement of new elements, ausenium and hesperium, garnered praise from the scientific community and the Italian Fascist regime.</li><li>However, in 1938, the discovery of nuclear fission by German scientists revealed that Fermi's 'elements' were actually the products of uranium fission.</li><li>Fermi's experiments, although flawed, laid the groundwork for understanding nuclear reactions and played a crucial role in the development of nuclear energy and medicine.</li></ul>

In the bustling city of Rome, 1934, a young physicist named Enrico Fermi and his team were on the…

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