Enrico Fermi built the first nuclear reactor in Chicago where he create the first sustain nuclear chain reaction. Much of the knowledge of nuclear fission and indeed the name “"fission” came from Lise Meitner. read more
Enrico Fermi built the first nuclear reactor in Chicago where he create the first sustain nuclear chain reaction. Much of the knowledge of nuclear fission and indeed the name “"fission” came from Lise Meitner. Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner working together first identified nuclear fission and the possibility of a nuclear bomb. read more
Nuclear fission - Fission chain reactions and their control: The emission of several neutrons in the fission process leads to the possibility of a chain reaction if at least one of the fission neutrons induces fission in another fissile nucleus, which in turn fissions and emits neutrons to continue the chain. read more
In engineered nuclear devices, essentially all nuclear fission occurs as a "nuclear reaction" — a bombardment-driven process that results from the collision of two subatomic particles. In nuclear reactions, a subatomic particle collides with an atomic nucleus and causes changes to it. read more