What machine did Oliphant attempt to build at the University of Birmingham?
Nuclear reactor
Electron microscope
60-inch cyclotron
Telegraph machine
Answer
The 60-inch cyclotron was an early particle accelerator built at the University of Birmingham by Mark Oliphant, Ernest Titterton, and John Cockcroft. The machine was used to accelerate protons to 12 million electron volts and was the first accelerator to be used to produce artificial radioactivity.
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