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
Van de Graaff generator
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A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic generator which uses a moving belt to accumulate electric charge on a hollow metal globe on the top of an insulated column, creating very high electric po
Westinghouse Atom Smasher
…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, Pennsylvania. It…
Small Van de Graaff generator for science education
200 kV replica of the 1929 Van de Graaff machine
A Van de Graaff particle accelerator in a pressurized tank at Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris
Spark made by the Van de Graaff generator at The Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts