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Argonne nuclear pioneers: Chicago Pile 1

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Published on Jul 9, 2012

On December 2, 1942, 49 scientists, led by Enrico Fermi, made history when Chicago Pile 1 (CP-1) went critical and produced the world's first self-sustaining, controlled nuclear chain reaction. Seventy years later, two of the last surviving CP-1 pioneers, Harold Agnew and Warren Nyer, recall that historic day.

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  • marmaladekamikaze

    Thank you for uploading, to hear the story from the men who were there adds a priceless quality to this video. Harold Agnew & Warren Nyers, are two giants in their fields, that is, in the military & Civil use of nuclear energy respectively.

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