Chicago Pile 1 Model at the Museum of Science and Industry
"On December 2, 1942, man achieved here the first self sustaining chain reaction and thereby initiated the controlled release of nuclear energy."
Chicago Pile No. 1 (CP-1) was constructed in a makeshift laboratory under the grandstand of Stagg Field Stadium at The University of Chicago.
Scale - 1/2 inch = 1 foot

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