Who co-invented the synchrotron with Edwin McMillan?
Albert Einstein
Vladimir Veksler
Ernest Lawrence
Niels Bohr
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Vladimir Veksler was a Soviet physicist who co-invented the synchrotron with Edwin McMillan in 1944. The synchrotron is a particle accelerator that uses a series of magnets to accelerate charged particles to high energies. It is used in a variety of scientific research applications, including particle physics, nuclear physics, and materials science.
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