Sentences with phrase «controlled nuclear chain reaction»

Commissioned to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first controlled nuclear chain reaction.

Like a story by Victor Hugo as told to Neil Simon, the events leading up to the first controlled nuclear chain reaction involved accidental encounters among larger - than - life figures, especially two who did not exactly get along — but had to

A student of Enrico Fermi, Fano played a central role in the early development of modern atomic physics, carrying out the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in 1942.

On 2 December 1942, some of the world's leading scientists crowded into a disused squash court to stage the first controlled nuclear chain reaction

The science has come a long way since Szilard's vision and Fermi's proof of a controlled nuclear chain reaction.

They called this 20x6x25 - foot setup Chicago Pile Number One, or CP - 1 for short — and it was here they obtained world's the first controlled nuclear chain reaction on December 2, 1942.

The anniversary of the first controlled nuclear chain reaction marks an achievement of immigrants who served America in World War II.

Figuring out how to create and control the nuclear chain reaction was the foundation for the 448 nuclear reactors producing energy worldwide today.

Not exact matches

As a result, the nuclear chain reaction in their Chicago experiment could have spiraled out of control, with potentially devastating results.

Control rods will drop down into the reactor core if necessary to stop the nuclear fission chain reaction directly (see also Question 6).