Atomic Energy
| Title | Atomic Energy |
| View | Tablet, Unveiled 1 |
| Series | III: Events |
| Description | University of Chicago chancellor Robert Maynard Hutchins unveils a tablet on the wall of the university's Stagg Field. It commemorates the first controlled nuclear fission chain reaction, an event which took place under the athletic venue's west stands, December 2, 1942. From left: Walter H. Zinn, Sumner T. Pike, Robert F. Bacher, Samuel K. Allison, Farrington Daniels, William W. Waymack, Enrico Fermi, Mr. Hutchins. |
| Subject Terms | Zinn, Walter Henry, 1906-2000 | Pike, Sumner Tucker, 1891-1976 | Bacher, Robert Fox, 1905-2004 | Allison, Samuel King, 1900-1965 | Daniels, Farrington, 1889-1972 | Waymack, William Wesley, 1888-1960 |
| Photographer | Town & Country Photographers |
| Photograph Date | 1947 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.3 x 23.8 cm |
| Location | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf3-00224 |
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