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First Reactor

United States of America · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1944

Enrico FermiMay 1944

Los Alamos · Science / Physics

Fermi at Los Alamos tests the world's third reactor, LOPO, the first aqueous homogeneous reactor, and the first fueled by enriched uranium

Names involved

Enrico Fermi

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