Historic Site
Stagg Field, University of Chicago, Metallurgical Laboratory
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On 2 December 1942, a pivotal moment occurred at CP-1. Enrico Fermi led the world's first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, a remarkable achievement. The reactor's construction took place under Stagg Field's west viewing stands by the talented team from the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory.
Learn about The Chicago Pile-1 and Fermi’s 1942 chain reaction