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Radiant race on atomic frontiers in Washington labs
Three Carnegie Institution physicists led by Dr. M. A. Tuve push high voltage research to harness synthetic gamma rays for cancer therapy and atomic insights. They operate 2,000,000 volt tubes and aim for higher outputs while weighing radiation risks and potential world-changing discoveries.
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Carnegie Institution
Une
L. R. Hatstad
Odd Dahl
Jos Foo
Berlin
Pasadena
Ashington
Washi
M. A. Tuve
L. R. Hafstad
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
American Association For the Advancement
Dr. Tuve
C. C. Lauritoon
California Institute of Technology
Powey
J. W. D. Coolidge
General Electric Company
Tuve
UTO
Einstein
Hafstad
Dahl
Winifred Whitman
Johns Hopkins University
Whitman
Pierre and
Marie Curie
Ad Science
Nature
Department of
Gregory Breit
Ee —Ya
Breit
Europe
Washington
New York University
Physical Laboratory
W. D. Coolidge
C. C. Lauritsen
Coolidge