Title | Hilberry, Norman |
View | Group 7 |
Series | I: Individuals and Groups |
Description | Norman Hilberry, director of Argonne National Laboratory (seated) and Dean E. Dalquest (standing), superintendent of the laboratory's Graphic Arts division. They are examining an historic galvanometer chart which has been preserved and mounted for display. The chart shows the startup of the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction which was achieved at the University of Chicago's Stagg Field facility on December 2, 1942. |
Subject Terms | Hilberry, Norman, 1899-1986 | Dalquest, Dean E. | Physicists | Measuring instruments | Nuclear reactions--History | Manhattan Project (U.S.)--History |
Photographer | Argonne National Laboratory |
Photograph Date | 1958 |
Physical Format | Photographic prints; 26.8 x 20.6 cm |
Location | Lemont, Illinois |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf1-02809 |
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