Today in History: Nuclear Fission
Today in History–December 2–the Library of Congress features nuclear fission. On this day in 1942 Enrico Fermi oversaw the first controlled nuclear fission chain reaction under the stands of the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field. Find out more about Fermi and other scientists working on the project by visiting the Today in History section as well as the links below.
Nuclear fission historical newspaper coverage
Enrico Fermi historical newspaper coverage
Contemporary U.S. legislation honoring Enrico Fermi
Neils Bohr historical newspaper coverage
Lise Meitner historical newspaper coverage
J. Robert Oppenheimer image set
Letter, Franklin D. Roosevelt to J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer historical newspaper coverage