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In the mid-1930s, Fermi discovered that one can achieve nuclear transformation by bombarding the element with neutrons.  This discovery led to [[nuclear fission]] and also the production of new elements beyond the existing [[periodic table]].  Fermi won the [[Nobel Prize]] in Physics in 1938 for his work on the artificial radioactivity produced by neutrons and for nuclear reactions caused by slow neutrons.

In the mid-1930s, Fermi discovered that one can achieve nuclear transformation by bombarding the element with neutrons.  This discovery led to [[nuclear fission]] and also the production of new elements beyond the existing [[periodic table]].  Fermi won the [[Nobel Prize]] in Physics in 1938 for his work on the artificial radioactivity produced by neutrons and for nuclear reactions caused by slow neutrons.

After Hahn and Strassmann discovered nuclear fission early in 1939, Fermi discovered the possibility of emission of secondary neutrons and of a chain reaction. He devised a classical series of experiments that generated the first controlled nuclear chain reaction, on a [[squash]] court beneath the stands at the [[University of Chicago]]'s Stagg Field on Dec. 2, 1942. Fermi then played a key role in developing the first [[atomic bomb]]. He was anti-[[communist]] and decades after his death was falsely accused of providing atomic secrets to the [[Soviet Union]], alongside fellow Manhattan Project members [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], [[Niels Bohr]], and [[Leo Szilard]].<ref>https://fas.org/faspir/pir0694.html</ref>

After Hahn and Strassmann discovered nuclear fission early in 1939, Fermi discovered the possibility of emission of secondary neutrons and of a chain reaction. He devised a classical series of experiments that generated the first controlled nuclear chain reaction, on a [[squash]] court beneath the stands at the [[University of Chicago]]'s Stagg Field on Dec. 2, 1942. Fermi then played a key role in developing the first [[atomic bomb]]. He was anti-[[communist]] and decades after his death was falsely accused of providing atomic secrets to the [[Soviet Union]], alongside fellow Manhattan Project members [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], [[Niels Bohr]], and [[Leo Szilard]], partly because his name was among those listed in the memoirs of NKVD Lt. General Pavel Sudoplatov who were potential contacts to the NKVD regarding nuclear espionage.<ref>https://fas.org/faspir/pir0694.html</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19990429163321/http://www.seas.gwu.edu/nsarchive/CWIHP/BULLETINS/b4a9.htm</ref><ref> https://web.archive.org/web/19990429142457/http://www.seas.gwu.edu/nsarchive/CWIHP/BULLETINS/b4a10.htm</ref>

==See also==

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