Where did Edwin McMillan return to build synchrotrons after the war?
Princeton University
MIT Radiation Laboratory
Berkeley Radiation Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
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After the war, Edwin McMillan returned to the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory where he helped to build synchrotrons. These machines accelerate particles and can be used to study the structure of atoms and their nuclei. McMillan was also involved in the development of the cyclotron, another type of particle accelerator.
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