atomic pile
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Delayed neutrons make an atomic pile possible: they allow time for adjusting its speed of reaction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tracerlab also began marketing elements which had been made radioactive by insertion in the Oak Ridge atomic pile.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tenth anniversary of the first chain reaction in an atomic pile was celebrated at: 1.
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
An important breakthrough occurred in a squash court under the west stands of the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field, where Enrico Fermi had erected an atomic pile.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
