atomic pile
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Chita Rivera is a one-woman atomic pile, and her dances are radioactive.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fearful light at Alamagordo and the bombing of Hiroshima are well contrived; but the fine opportunities for suspense�e.g., the trial run in the atomic pile under Stagg Field�are largely bungled.
From Time Magazine Archive
Delayed neutrons make an atomic pile possible: they allow time for adjusting its speed of reaction.
From Time Magazine Archive
At this heady point a sobering word came from famed Physicist Dr. Fr�d�ric Joliot-Curie, who tends France's atomic pile, known as "Zoe," at Fort de Ch�tillon.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were two methods to choose from: a cyclotrongenerated neutron beam or a chain-reacting atomic pile.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
