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ERIC Number: EJ256982
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1981-Nov
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US Particle Accelerators at Age 50.
Wilson, R. R.
Physics Today, v34 n11 p86-103 Nov 1981
Reviews the development of accelerators over the past 50 years. Topics include: types of accelerators, including cyclotrons; sociology of accelerators (motivation, financing, construction, and use); impact of war; national laboratories; funding; applications; future projects; foreign projects; and international collaborations. (JN)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, College Science, Higher Education, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science History, Science Laboratories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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