Technology Evolution Timeline

Discovery of Nuclear Fission

1938

Otto Hahn and Fritz Straßmann first discovered Nuclear Fission in 1938 while experimenting with uranium. (https://www.mpic.de)

First Nuclear Explosion

Jul 16, 1945

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

Jun 27, 1954

In Obininsk, Russia, the first nuclear power plant supplied viable power (https://www.iaea.org/)

Chernobyl

Apr 26, 1986

The biggest nuclear power disaster in history. It may have been a terrible event but it greatly advanced nuclear safety

Nuclear Fission

Dec 5, 2022

In California, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory successfully demonstrated Nuclear Ignition.