Emma Richardson

This fall, the University of Chicago will be commemorating of one of its most historically significant contributions - the world's first sustained nuclear reaction, on December 2nd, 1942. The 75th anniversary of the event will be recognized with a series of events leading up to December 2nd, 2017. 

Distinguished Service Professor Roberts Rosner (Department of Astronomy & astrophysics and Physics) delivered an address to the College students in the annual Aims of Education address. You can view Professor Rosner's comments on the legacy of this historic event here. 

A full list of events can be found here, ranging from "Arts and the Nuclear Age" to a series of "Physics Colloquium". Below, scholars discuss UChicago's place in history. 

 

 

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