Did you know?
On December 2, 2011 is the 69th years anniversary of nuclear energy. Back in 1942 at this date, Enrico Fermi, Leo Szilard and their colleagues successfully achieved the first man made and controlled nuclear chain reaction. More interesting it was made in squash court of University of Chicago's Stagg Field.
Fermi also play major role in establishing the American Nuclear Society (ANS) in December 11, 1954.
Also on December 2, 1957, the first full scale commercial nuclear power plant in the world went full power in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.
A 1957 view of the Shipping port of Atomic Power Station
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