The illustration depicts the scene on Dec. 2, 1942 under the west stands of old Stagg Field, where scientists Enrico Fermi and his colleagues achieved the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. Copyright: Chicago Historical Society
The illustration depicts the scene on Dec. 2, 1942 under the west stands of old Stagg Field, where scientists Enrico Fermi and his colleagues achieved the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. Copyright: Chicago Historical Society