Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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I produced an animation called "Chicago Pile-1: A Brick History" for Argonne National Laboratory to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first man-made self-sustaining nuclear reaction: youtube.com/watch?v=mTPiTJ2bKS0

This video is a behind the scenes explanation of how I made this animation. Let me know if you have questions I didn't cover.

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