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.
‹ Earlier in historyCocoanut Grove fire in BostonSaturday Nov 28, 1942 Later in history ›Edward Raczyński addressed the fledgling United Nations on the killingsThursday Dec 10, 1942
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