Nuclear reactor lower than had previously been thought. The memorandum was a product of the MAUD Committee, which was working on the UK atomic bomb project, known as Tube Alloys, later to be subsumed within the Manhattan Project. Eventually, the first artificial nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, was constructed at the University of Chicago, by a team led by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, in late 1942. By this time, the program had been pressured for a year by U.S. entry into the war. The Chicago Pile achieved criticality on 2 December 1942 at 3:25 PM. The reactor support structure was made of wood,
Enrico Fermi High School 2001 - Janette Polaski 2000 - Sorell Richard 1999 - Erin Clark 1998 - Ryan McKeen 1997 - Sarah Steverman 1996 - Mechilia Eng Enrico Fermi High School Enrico Fermi High School (defunct) was a high school located in Enfield, Connecticut, and closed when it consolidated with Enfield High School in 2016. Enrico Fermi High School was established in 1971. It previously served the Enfield community along with Enfield High School as one of the town's two high schools. Fermi High School Yearbooks have been archived online and are available at no cost. In May 2010, it was voted that