GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -On December 2, 1942, the world’s first self-sustaining, controlled nuclear chain reaction took place paving the way for a variety of advancements in nuclear science. The experiment took place at the University of Chicago’s football stadium under the direction of Enrico Fermi-a Nobel Prize-winning scientist.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chicago Pile 1 was the world’s first nuclear reactor, built in 1942 by Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi. The reactor was built underneath the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field football stadium.

Detailed explanation-3: -Led by famed physicist Enrico Fermi, a team of scientists rushed to construct a reactor to prove atoms could be fissioned in controlled chain reactions-before the Nazi scientists did.