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SciShow: The World's First Human-Made Nuclear Reactor

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This episode tells the story of the world's first human-made reactor. It was built by a team of scientists and students led by Enrico Fermi in a converted squash court under a football field in Chicago. Part of the "SciShow" series.

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Runtime: 2 minutes 58 seconds

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