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The First Reactor
Title: The First Reactor
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 218 | Pages: 0.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
The First Reactor
The First Reactor
The First Reactor chronicles the conception and implementation of the first self-sustaining nuclear pile. The booklet has three main sections to it. The first one tells of the history and background of the organizations and research that were used for the momentous experiment, as well as the actual proceedings that occurred on December 2, 1942. The second section is basically a brief synopsis of the first. The third section documents part of Enrico Fermi’
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self-sustaining reaction occurred, or as they cleverly say in the booklet, ‘The Italian navigator has landed in the New World.’
The secrets of the nuclear projects were closely guarded. So close in fact, that not even Enrico’s own wife was allowed to know. In the section written by her, telling of her bewilderment, we get a sense of how strongly the classified information was kept from the people who didn’t need to know.
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