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1942 Nov 16

1942 Nov 16

Enrico Fermi's group begins constructing Chicago Pile-1 at Stagg Field using round-the-clock shifts. Also, Groves and Oppenheimer visit the Los Alamos, NM mesa in New Mexico and select it for "Site Y."

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Staggs Field. Courtesy of Chicago Aerial Survey Co.
Date Range: 
1942CE Nov 16th
Era: 
1942 to 1943: Early Manhattan Project