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This week in the War, 30 Nov–6 Dec 1942: Enrico Fermi triggers a chain reaction

This week in the war, on 2 December 1942, ex-patriot Italian scientist Enrico Fermi produced the world’s first nuclear chain reaction. He created it inside a so-called atomic pile (now called a nuclear reactor) that he and his team of … Continue reading

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