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Nuclear Energy

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5621 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago IL 60637

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This 1967 bronze sculpture by Henry Moore commemorates the moment on December 2, 1942, when Enrico Fermi and his colleagues created the first self-sustained nuclear reaction under the old Stagg Field. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Place.

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