Keywords: science Taken at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. The Cockcroft-Walton generator was developed at the University of Cambridge in the early 1930s to accomplish the first artificial splitting of the atom. These generators became an essential part of particle accelerators and other devices in research laboratories throughout the world. Gifted by the University of Edinburgh. Taken at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. The Cockcroft-Walton generator was developed at the University of Cambridge in the early 1930s to accomplish the first artificial splitting of the atom. These generators became an essential part of particle accelerators and other devices in research laboratories throughout the world. Gifted by the University of Edinburgh. |