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
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 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.
Enrico Fermi
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Enrico Fermi was an Italian-American physicist, renowned for being the creator of the world's first artificial nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile-1, and a member of the Manhattan Project. He won the 19
Fermi in 1943
Fermi was born in Rome at Via Gaeta 19.
Plaque at Fermi's birthplace
Enrico Fermi as a student in Pisa