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An atomic pile is an early form of nuclear reactor fuelled by uranium and moderated with graphite.

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What does pila mean in english?

It means, "pile." It could mean a pile of wool, a pile driven into the ground, a Voltaic pile (battery), or an atomic pile (nuclear reactor).


Who built the first nuclear ractor 'Atomic pile?

Enrico Fermi


Who built the first nuclear reactor the atomic pile?

There was not one person. An entire group of scientists led by the Italian physicist, Enrico Fermi, and Leo Szilard, who I believe was Polish, built the atomic pile under the squash courts at the University of Chicago. Many other people were also involved.


What do you get with 24 wrappers?

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What is spun pile and micro pile?

Spun Pile is the pile that they produced at the factory and bring it to the worksite.It is almost the same with Bored Pile,but in side is hole.


Other words for nuclear?

People used to talk about atomic power and atomic bombs, but this is not correct, nuclear is the correct word to use. Why do you want another word? Nuclear means to do with the nucleus. 'Kernel' is another word which means the center of a body but in English we use it for nuts. In German nucleus is 'kern', and they have 'kernkraftwerke' for nuclear engineering, but why use a German word?


How much would you expect a pile of 1023 sodium atoms to weigh?

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Who built the first nuclear reactor the 'Atomic pile'?

This was built as part of the Manhattan Project in WW2, to demonstrate the principle of the chain reaction. The results were used to design the Hanford piles to produce plutonium. The chief scientist for the Chicago pile was Enrico Fermi, first criticality in 1942


What is means pile shoe?

A pile show is a piece of metal that goes onto the end of a pile. It is used to aid the pile when it penetrates dirt, and it also protects that pile while it is driving.


What is a skirt pile?

A skirt pile can refer to a pile of clothing in a female's dressing room. Also, a skirt pile can be a pile of dirt or rocks that are pushed to the side when clearing with large equipment.


What is a heap or small hill of items that rhymes with smile?

Pile.


What parts of speech is pile?

Pile is either a noun (as in 'there's a pile of clothes') or a verb (as in 'I will pile the clothes up').