Accelerator Building
| Title | Accelerator Building |
| View | Equipment 5 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Technicians Don Johnson and John Spencer examine the Kevatron, a special type of atom smasher used to produce nuclear fission in the lighter elements. Costing only $10,000, the Kevatron proves its worth by producing nuclear particles equal to those produced by $450,000 worth of radium, the original atomic element. The Kevatron is just another of the interesting sights in the scientific sideshow at the University of Chicago's new research center. |
| Subject Terms | Allison, Samuel King, 1900-1965 | Particle accelerators | Research institutes |
| Photographer | Acme News Pictures |
| Photograph Date | 1951-05-17 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 17.2 x 21.8 cm |
| Architect | Schmidt, Garden and Erikson |
| Completion Date | 1951 |
| Location | 5604-5620 S. Ellis Avenue | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | B03 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-00149 |
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