Nuclear: First Atomic Reaction
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| Birthname | Stagg Field, Chicago test | ||||
| born on | 2 December 1942 at 15:40 (= 3:40 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Chicago IL, USA, 41n51, 87w39 | ||||
| Timezone | CWT h5w (is war time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   10°03'   00°57 Asc. 09°17'
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Biography
American first atomic pile, prerequisite to the creation of the first atomic bomb, a controlled atomic reaction necessary to create enriched uranium and plutonium with which the bombs were built. The test reaction took place under the bleachers of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago, a culmination of the top secret Manhattan Project on which the top scientists of the world had worked for years.
The test was under the supervision of Dr. Enrico Fermi. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had directed the S-1 Committee on 12/06/1941 to see if an atomic bomb could actually be made.
Source Notes
Arthur Blackwell sent a copy of the letter to Brig. Firebrace from the U.S. Foreign Department that reads, "Our New York office has made further inquiries about the exact hour at which the first atomic pile went into action. According to the archives of the Atomic energy Commission, the attempt to establish chain reaction started on the morning of December 2, 1942 and was finally achieved between 3:20 PM and 3:55 PM (Chicago time) on that date. The message announcing success was transmitted to Washington just after 3:55 PM. I hope you find this information useful.
Yours, J.A. Nicoll, Foreign Desk."
Mr Nicoll notes "Chicago time," which would be CWT, though the military time would have been standard.
Jim Lewis rectified the time to 4:25 PM CWT in his book, "The Astro*Carto*Graphy Book of Maps," with Ariel Guttman, 1989.
Categories
- Mundane : Medical/Science : Atomic (First atomic reaction)
- Mundane : Misc. Mundane : Achievements (First atomic reaction)
