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Nuclear Power - Chicago Pile-1

Time: Wednesday Dec 2, 1942

Place: U.S.

Details: In the United States, where Fermi and Szilárd had both emigrated, the discovery of the nuclear chain reaction led to the creation of the first man-made reactor, the research reactor known as Chicago Pile-1, which achieved criticality on December 2, 1942.

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