This Day In History - First Nuclear Reaction 1942

First Nuclear Reaction 1942

Thursday, December 2, 2021

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Event Description

On this day, Enrico Fermi, the Italian-born Nobel Prize-winning physicist, directs and controls the first nuclear chain reaction in his laboratory beneath the bleachers of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago, ushering in the nuclear age.

Event Location

Chicago, Il