What major event interrupted the completion of Oliphant's cyclotron project?
The Great Depression
World War I
The discovery of atomic energy
Second World War
Answer
The Second World War interrupted the completion of Oliphant's cyclotron project. The project was being carried out at the University of Birmingham, and the war forced the closure of the university. The project was not resumed until after the war, when it was completed in 1946.
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