File:Szilard and Hilberry.jpg
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DescriptionSzilard and Hilberry.jpg |
"Dr. Norman Hilberry (left) and Dr. Leo Szilard stand beside the site where the world's first nuclear reactor was built during World War II. Both worked with the late Dr. Enrico Fermi in achieving the first self-sustaining chain reaction in nuclear energy on December 2, 1942, at Stagg Field, University of Chicago. c. undated." The plaque reads: ON DECEMBER 2, 1942 MAN ACHIEVED HERE THE FIRST SELF-SUSTAINING CHAIN REACTION AND THEREBY INITIATED THECONTROLLED RELEASE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY |
Date | Stagg Field was demolished in 1957, so the picture was taken no later than that. The plaque was added in December 1952, so no earlier than that. Part of a series taken in August 1957. |
Source | DOE Digital Archive Image 2017562. |
Author | US Department of Energy |
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File change date and time | 15:38, 3 August 2010 |
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