Model Particle Accelerator and Key

Made:
1938-1951 in Eindhoven
maker:
Philips Electronics
Model Particle Accelerator and Key Model Particle Accelerator and Key
Model Particle Accelerator and Key Model Particle Accelerator and Key

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Model and key, scale 1:12, of million volt particle accelerator as supplied by Philips Electrical Ltd. to the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge in 1938. cascade generator for producing steady voltage up to two million volts.

Model, scale 1:12, of million volt particle accelerator as supplied by Philips Electrical Ltd. to the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge in 1938. cascade generator for producing steady voltage up to two million volts.

One Million Volt Particle Accelerator, 1938 (model)

1938-1951
Door lock key, for model, scale 1:12, of million volt particle accelerator, by Philips Electronics, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, 1938-1951

Door lock key

1938-1951

Details

Category:
Nuclear Physics
Object Number:
1952-458
type:
model - representation and key - hardware
credit:
Philips Electrical Ltd

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