Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory H9

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory H9
Institution:
The Science Service Historical Image Collection
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Image title:
Artist's sketch of the 4,900 ton cyclotron for the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Credit line:
The Smithsonian Institute Science Service Collection, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Description:
University of California, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (currently known as the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) -- artist's sketch of the 4,900 ton cyclotron planned for the University of California just before the war. The giant 184-inch magnet was later completed and used in work on the atomic bomb
Photo date:
circa 1939
Original format:
3 photographic prints (black and white; 9 x 7 inches, 6.5 x 4.5 inches and 3 x 2 inches)
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