Today in history
Subtitle: December 2
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Subjects: Nuclear physics; History; University of Chicago; Touro Synagogue (Newport, R.I.)
Other titles: December 2
Description: Discusses an event at the University of Chicago on December 2, 1942 that contributed to the development of the nuclear bomb and nuclear power plants. On that day scientists headed by Enrico Fermi engineered the first controlled nuclear fission chain reaction. Also presents information on the dedication of Touro Synagogue on December 2, 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island.
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