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| The first controlled nuclear fission chain reaction, directed by Italian-born American physicist Enrico Fermi, is captured here in a painting of the event, which took place under the sports stadium at the University of Chicago in December 1942. The event was the forerunner of all nuclear reactors. | ||||||
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| Fermi, Enrico; Manhattan Project; Science | ||||||
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