Ted Petry

Ted Petry, last surviving witness to first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, dies at 94 Ted Petry, last surviving witness to first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, dies at 94

Ted Petry, last surviving witness to first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, dies at 94

<p>Ted Petry, last surviving witness of successful Chicago Pile-1 reaction, dies</p>

Aug 17, 2018
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Ted Petry dies; last known witness to historic 1942 U. of C. nuclear reaction Ted Petry dies; last known witness to historic 1942 U. of C. nuclear reaction

Ted Petry dies; last known witness to historic 1942 U. of C. nuclear reaction

<p>Ted Petry, last living witness of first nuclear chain reaction at UChicago, dies</p>

Aug 17, 2018
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Ted Petry, last known witness to pioneering nuclear reaction at UChicago, 1924-2018 Ted Petry

Ted Petry, last known witness to pioneering nuclear reaction at UChicago, 1924-2018

Aug 7, 2018
A witness to atomic history Ted Petry

A witness to atomic history

<p>Ted Petry recounts world’s first nuclear reaction at UChicago, 75 years later</p>

Nov 13, 2017

UChicago

A witness to atomic history Ted Petry

A witness to atomic history

Ted Petry recounts world’s first nuclear reaction at UChicago, 75 years later

Nov 13, 2017

University of Chicago

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