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Discovery of Nuclear Fission
Otto Hahn and Fritz Straßmann first discovered Nuclear Fission in 1938 while experimenting with uranium. (https://www.mpic.de) -
First Nuclear Explosion
The United States tested its first nuke and detonated it on July 16th 1945. They made this as a weapon to end the war with Japan. (https://www.afnwc.af.mil) -
First Nuclear Power Plant
In Obininsk, Russia, the first nuclear power plant supplied viable power (https://www.iaea.org/) -
Chernobyl
The biggest nuclear power disaster in history. It may have been a terrible event but it greatly advanced nuclear safety -
Nuclear Fission
In California, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory successfully demonstrated Nuclear Ignition.