Stagg Field, University of Chicago
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Stagg Field at the University of Chicago is the historic site where the Manhattan Project’s Metallurgical Laboratory achieved the world’s first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in 1942.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
athletic field
→
historical site → |
| associatedWith |
Arthur H. Compton
→
Chicago Pile-1 → Enrico Fermi → Manhattan Project → Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory →
surface form: "Metallurgical Laboratory"
|
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
→
surface form: "Chicago"
|
| coordinateLocation | 41.789°N 87.599°W → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 1942-12-02 → |
| demolished | yes (original stadium) → |
| eraOfSignificance |
World War II
→
early nuclear age → |
| formerFunction | home field of University of Chicago Maroons football team → |
| hasPart |
Stagg Field playing field
→
Stagg Field squash courts → Stagg Field stands → |
| hasUse |
American football
→
baseball → college athletics → recreation → track and field → |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
→
surface form: "National Historic Landmark (site of CP-1, former location)"
|
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
→
surface form: "Chicago"
Illinois → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
University of Chicago → |
| namedAfter | Amos Alonzo Stagg → |
| notableEvent | Chicago Pile-1 first criticality → |
| notableFor | site of the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction → |
| operatedBy | University of Chicago → |
| ownedBy | University of Chicago → |
| partOf |
University of Chicago
→
surface form: "University of Chicago campus"
|
| significantEvent |
construction of Chicago Pile-1
→
first man-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction → |
| sport |
American football
→
baseball → track and field → |
| state | Illinois → |
| usedBy |
Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
→
surface form: "Metallurgical Laboratory"
|
| usedFor | Manhattan Project research → |
Referenced by (1)
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