Stagg Field UChicago
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
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Stagg Field UChicago
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

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2017

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By: Jeff Lyon

In the midst of World War II, 75 years ago, the Italian émigré Enrico Fermi and a coterie of world-class physicists converged at the University of Chicago to prepare for a top-secret experiment…

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