Identity area
Reference code
Heritage collection CERN-OBJ-CERN-OBJ-AC-015
Title
first cyclotron model
Date(s)
- 1930 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Object
Context area
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The first ever circular particle accelerator, a cyclotron, was just a few centimetres in diameter. Invented in 1930 by Ernest Lawrence, it was the fore-runner of today's huge machines.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Public
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
30cm 2cm
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
On loan, CERN Globe.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
"Lawrence and his laboratory:Nuclear science at Berkeley 1931-1961"
Alternative identifier(s)
CDS number
43886
Object Number
OBJOBJ 0000161
