Enrico Fermi built the first nuclear reactor ( Chicago Pile-1 ) in an abandoned squash court at the University of Chicago . He ran the historic experiment for 28 minutes . In April 2009 artist Matthew Day Jackson invited Olivia to participate in a ceremonial game of squash . Jackson and the younger Fermi 's game tied “ the physics of a squash ball to the physics of the first nuclear reactor ” ; was filmed in Los Alamos , New Mexico and displayed in a 28 – minute video loop at the M.I.T. List Visual Arts Center and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston . Jackson also filmed Olivia 's visit to Trinity in Southern New Mexico , location of the first atomic bomb test on July 16 , 1945
Trinity
Trinity (nuclear test)
Neutron trail