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| The original atomic pile. |
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Click image to enlarge, browser's Back to return The original atomic pile. The Manhattan Project involved scientists from around the world, but some of the most important early experiments took place in a secret laboratory under the football stands at the University of Chicago. This is a sketch of the original atomic pile constructed there in 1942, illustrating the dramatic moment when the last control rod was withdrawn, and a self-sustaining atomic reaction was found to be possible. |
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