Westinghouse Atom Smasher
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The Westinghouse Atom Smasher was a 5-million-volt Van de Graaff electrostatic nuclear accelerator operated by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation at their Research Laboratories in Forest Hills, Pen
The Atom Smasher on May 9, 2010, before the 2015 demolition
A view of the atom smasher in the 1930s or 1940s, when it was operational
The Atom Smasher in 2022, dislodged from its supports
Forest Hills, Pennsylvania
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Forest Hills is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,429 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The borough was named after
Westinghouse Atom Smasher
…a 5-million-volt Van de Graaff electrostatic nuclear accelerator operated by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation at their Research Laboratories in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania. It was instrumental in the development of practical applications of nuclear science for energy production. In particular, it was used in 1940 to…
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