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— Understanding the past through primary sources, analysis, and debatePhysicists who uncovered the first particle accelerator were honored with a Nobel Prize 75 years ago – their work shaped physics, medicine and even art research
In 1932, two physicists built a machine that packed 800,000 volts into a room-sized rig, equivalent to over 500,000 AA batteries, and used it to split lithium atoms. The stunt won a Nobel Prize and birthed the technology behind CERN's 17-mile collider.
— via The Conversation — History, Artemis Spyrou, Professor of Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University
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