atomic pile

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Delayed neutrons make an atomic pile possible: they allow time for adjusting its speed of reaction.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since the 1936 edition, the physicists too have been busy producing words and expressions for everyday use, e.g., atomic pile, chain reaction, Einstein equation and fissionable.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fearful light at Alamagordo and the bombing of Hiroshima are well contrived; but the fine opportunities for suspense�e.g., the trial run in the atomic pile under Stagg Field�are largely bungled.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ordinary steel rings are put in the AEC's atomic pile at Oak Ridge and "cooked" for a month in neutrons.

From Time Magazine Archive

Progress on the atomic pile gave reason for optimism, but Fermi—unhappily relocated to Chicago on Compton’s orders—was still building only prototypes.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik