atomic pile
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Tracerlab also began marketing elements which had been made radioactive by insertion in the Oak Ridge atomic pile.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the polonium, which is made by radiating bismuth in an atomic pile, costs about $10 per curie.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chita Rivera is a one-woman atomic pile, and her dances are radioactive.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tenth anniversary of the first chain reaction in an atomic pile was celebrated at: 1.
From Time Magazine Archive
An important breakthrough occurred in a squash court under the west stands of the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field, where Enrico Fermi had erected an atomic pile.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
