jan 1, 1942 - 1942: Nuclear power
Description:
As part of the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bomb, it was necessary to understand nuclear reactions in detail. On December 2 underneath the football stands at the University of Chicago, a team of physicists led by Enrico Fermi used uranium to produce the first self-sustaining chain reaction.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1942
Now
~ 84 years ago