Where was Szilard when the first nuclear chain reaction was achieved?
Chicago Pile-1
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The first nuclear chain reaction was achieved in Chicago Pile-1, a small nuclear reactor built by Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard at the University of Chicago. The reactor was built in the basement of the Stagg Field football stadium, and it went critical on December 2, 1942.
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