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Atomic Age
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The Atomic Age, also known as the Atomic Era, is the period of history following the detonation of the first nuclear weapon, The Gadget at the Trinity test in New Mexico on 16 July 1945 during World W
An early nuclear power plant that used atomic energy to generate electricity
An early nuclear power plant that used atomic energy to generate electricity
This view of downtown Las Vegas shows a mushroom cloud in the background. Scenes such as this were typical during the 1950s. From 1951 to 1962 the gov
This view of downtown Las Vegas shows a mushroom cloud in the background. Scenes such as this were typical during the 1950s. From 1951 to 1962 the government conducted 100 atmospheric tests at the nearby Nevada Test Site.
The abandoned city of Pripyat. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant can be seen on the horizon.
The abandoned city of Pripyat. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant can be seen on the horizon.
The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, the worst nuclear accident in 25 years, displaced 50,000 households after radiation leaked into
The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, the worst nuclear accident in 25 years, displaced 50,000 households after radiation leaked into the air, soil and sea.
Chicago Pile-1
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Chicago Pile-1 was the first artificial nuclear reactor. On 2 December 1942, the first human-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated in CP-1 during an experiment led by Enrico Fermi.
Atomic Age
…during World War II. Although nuclear chain reactions had been hypothesized in 1933 and the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction (Chicago Pile-1) had taken place in December 1942, the Trinity test and the ensuing bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki represented the first large-scale use of nuclear…
Stagg Field reactor
Stagg Field reactor
Pupin Hall at Columbia University
Pupin Hall at Columbia University
One of at least 29 experimental piles that were constructed in 1942 under the West Stands of Stagg Field. Each tested elements incorporated into the f
One of at least 29 experimental piles that were constructed in 1942 under the West Stands of Stagg Field. Each tested elements incorporated into the final design.
Carpenter Augustus Knuth, in the process of jointing a wooden block for the timber frame
Carpenter Augustus Knuth, in the process of jointing a wooden block for the timber frame