Atomic Pile
| Title | Atomic Pile |
| View | Stagg Field (Old) 3 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Drawing (photograph copy) of the nuclear reactor erected beneath the west stands of the University of Chicago's Stagg Field. With this, a group of scientists achieved the first self-sustaining chain reaction, a controlled release of nuclear energy on December 2, 1942. The reactor consisted of uranium and uranium oxide lumps spaced in a cubic lattice embedded in graphite. In 1943, it was dismantled and reassembled at the Argonne National Laboratory. |
| Alternate Name(s) | Metallurgical Laboratory, Manhattan Engineer District |
| Subject Terms | Nuclear reactors | Science rooms and equipment | Manhattan Project (U.S.) | Drawings (Visual works) |
| Photographer | Argonne National Laboratory |
| Work of Art Date | 1946 |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 9.0 x 18.4 cm |
| Artist | Miller, Melvin A. |
| Location | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | CH01 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-00503 |
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