Chicago Pile-1 - Wikipedia
Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) was the world's first artificial nuclear reactor. On 2 December 1942, the first human-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated in CP-1 during an experiment led by Enrico Fermi.
The first nuclear reactor, explained - University of Chicago News
Nicknamed “Chicago Pile-1,” the world’s first nuclear reactor kicked off the Atomic Age and has a complicated legacy, including the rise of both nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.
Chicago Pile 1: A bold nuclear physics experiment with enduring …
2022年12月1日 · An unassuming pile of black graphite bricks containing uranium became known famously as Chicago Pile 1, the world’s first human-created, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. Eighty years later, nuclear scientists continue to deliver on its promise.
Chicago Pile-1 - Nuclear Museum
On December 2, 1942, Chicago Pile-1 went critical, creating the world’s first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
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The First Reactor tells the story of Chicago Pile 1 and the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. It contains " The First Pile " by Corbin Allardice and Edward Trapnell, postwar recollections of Enrico and Laura Fermi, many photographs, and a list of suggested references.
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2017年12月1日 · Chicago Pile-1 was the world’s first nuclear reactor to go critical and fueled future research by the Energy Department’s national laboratories to help develop early naval and nuclear reactors.
Remembering the Chicago Pile, the World’s First Nuclear Reactor
2017年12月2日 · Alex Wellerstein explores the history of the Chicago Pile-1 reactor, which on December 2, 1942, created the world’s first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, paving the way for the Trinity...
Fermi on Chicago Pile-1 - Nuclear Museum
Italian physicist Enrico Fermi directed the first experiment that proved an atomic chain-reaction could be self-sustaining in 1942 at the University of Chicago. Fermi describes the process of the experiment, which was named CP-1, or Chicago Pile-1, in the excerpt below. From Fermi’s Own Story by Enrico Fermi. The year was 1939.
Chicago Pile 1 (CP-1) 70th Anniversary - Argonne National …
On December 2, 1942, 49 scientists, led by Enrico Fermi, made history when Chicago Pile 1 (CP-1) went critical and produced the world's first self-sustaining, controlled nuclear chain reaction. Did you know?
Chicago Pile-1: Ushering in the Atomic Age - Nuclear Museum
The Met Lab’s most notable accomplishment was Chicago Pile-1 – the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor. A group began designing the production pile in June 1942, building it under the west stands of Stagg Field.