The first reactor [40th anniversary commemorative edition]
This updated and revised story of the first reactor, or 'pile,' commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction created by mankind. Enrico Fermi and his team of scientists initiated the reaction on December 2, 1941, underneath the West Stands of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago. Firsthand accounts of the participants as well as postwar recollections by Enrico and Laura Fermi are included.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC; USDOE Office of the Assistant Secretary, Management and Administration, Washington, DC (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 782931
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NE--0046
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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