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Enrico Fermi
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1942
December
02
Key event
The first controlled chain reaction
On 2 December 1942, beneath the stands of Stagg Field in Chicago, Enrico Fermi's team started up Chicago Pile-1 – the first nuclear reactor.
1945
July
16
Key event
The Trinity test
At 5.29 a.m. on 16 July 1945, in the Jornada del Muerto desert in New Mexico, the Americans detonated the “Gadget” – the first nuclear device in history.