1939 ⟶ Uranium Atom Split at Columbia University

A uranium atom is split for the first time at Columbia Unive...
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⚛️ Uranium Atom Split at Columbia University

A uranium atom is split for the first time at Columbia University in the United States.⟶
Uranium Atom Split at Columbia University (1939)
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☢️ First Nuclear Chain Reaction Achieved

Below the bleachers of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first nuclear chain reaction. A coded message, "The Italian navigator has landed in the new world" is sent to President Roosevelt.⟶
First Nuclear Chain Reaction Achieved (1942)
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