Although German scientists were the first to create a nuclear chain reaction,the first nuclear reactor,which was needed to build an atomic bomb,was constructed at:
A) the University of Chicago.
B) the University of Moscow.
C) the London Polytechnic Institute.
D) the Max Planck Institute.
E) the Sorbonne.

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The first nuclear reactor, known as the Chicago Pile-1, was constructed at the University of Chicago under the leadership of Enrico Fermi. It was the first controlled and sustained nuclear chain reaction, a crucial step in the development of the atomic bomb.

Although German Scientists Were the First to Create a Nuclear