CHAINREACTION

Chain reaction

A chain reaction is a sequence of reactions where a reactive product or by-product causes additional reactions to take place. In a chain reaction, positive feedback leads to a self-amplifying chain of events.

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Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction is a 1996 American film starring Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Kevin Dunn and Brian Cox. It presents a fictional account of the invention of a new non-contaminating power source based on hydrogen and the attempts by the United States Government to prevent the spreading of this technology. Released on August 2, 1996, Chain Reaction was directed by Andrew Davis with screenplay by J. F. Lawton and Michael Bortman based on a story by Arne Schmidt, Rick Seaman and Josh Friedman.

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chain reaction

Noun

  1. A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
    The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction.
  2. A series of events, each one causing the next.
    ''The bombs all exploded in a chain reaction.


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