The Atomic Age Begins
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- Aug 13 2010 7:45 PM
Kathyleen Bishop
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This page, from American Memory at the Library of Congress, focuses on significant events in American history and culture associated with December 2. On this day in 1942, the Atomic Age began when scientists headed by Enrico Fermi engineered the first controlled nuclear fission chain reaction. This page describes the result, sustainable nuclear energy, and how it led to the creation of the atomic bomb and nuclear power plants.
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Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: Physics, History-Social Science, United States History, Science
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HSS.11.USHGCCTC.11.7.7 Discuss the decision to drop atomic bombs and the consequences of the decision (...
HSS.11.USHGCCTC.11.9.3 Trace the origins and geopolitical consequences (foreign and domestic) of the Co...
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