atomic pile
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Tracerlab also began marketing elements which had been made radioactive by insertion in the Oak Ridge atomic pile.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when Greenewalt landed in Chicago, where the first atomic pile was being built at the University of Chicago, the scientists thought differently.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chita Rivera is a one-woman atomic pile, and her dances are radioactive.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tenth anniversary of the first chain reaction in an atomic pile was celebrated at: 1.
From Time Magazine Archive
In this cave, Heisenberg had been trying to build an atomic pile, similar to the one made by Enrico Fermi on the squash court in Chicago.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
