Radiation Laboratory

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United States Department of Energy national laboratory national laboratory physics research laboratory

Radiation Laboratory was the original name of what is now Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a pioneering U.S. research center known for its groundbreaking work in nuclear and particle physics.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	0
Calutron mass spectrometer	1
Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley	1
University of California, Berkeley Radiation Laboratory	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Energy national laboratory ⓘ national laboratory ⓘ physics research laboratory ⓘ
affiliatedWith	University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
associatedWith	discovery of new isotopes ⓘ discovery of several transuranium elements ⓘ
contributedTo	development of nuclear weapons during World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerOf	Albert Ghiorso ⓘ Donald Cooksey ⓘ Edwin McMillan ⓘ surface form: Edwin M. McMillan Emilio Segrè ⓘ Ernest O. Lawrence ⓘ Glenn T. Seaborg ⓘ J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ Luis Alvarez ⓘ surface form: Luis W. Alvarez Owen Chamberlain ⓘ Robert R. Wilson ⓘ Stanley G. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	accelerator physics ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ radiation research ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs	Radiation Laboratory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
foundedBy	Ernest O. Lawrence ⓘ
governingBody	United States Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
hasNotableAchievement	advances in accelerator design ⓘ contributions to medical applications of radiation ⓘ production of artificial radioisotopes ⓘ
hasResearchInfrastructure	cyclotrons ⓘ particle accelerators ⓘ
knownFor	development of cyclotrons ⓘ development of particle accelerators ⓘ pioneering work in nuclear physics ⓘ pioneering work in particle physics ⓘ
locatedIn	Berkeley ⓘ surface form: Berkeley, California UC Berkeley campus ⓘ surface form: University of California, Berkeley campus
namedAfter	radiation ⓘ
operatedBy	University of California system ⓘ surface form: University of California
originalNameOf	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ⓘ
partOf	Manhattan Project ⓘ United States nuclear research program ⓘ
predecessor	Radiation Laboratory self-linksurface differs ⓘ
sponsoredBy	United States government ⓘ
successor	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ⓘ
timePeriod	1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ early Cold War era ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory → formerlyKnownAs → Radiation Laboratory ⓘ

Radiation Laboratory → formerlyKnownAs → Radiation Laboratory self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Ernest O. Lawrence → founded → Radiation Laboratory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley

Manhattan Project sites → hasPart → Radiation Laboratory ⓘ

this entity surface form: University of California, Berkeley Radiation Laboratory

Ernest O. Lawrence → notableWork → Radiation Laboratory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Calutron mass spectrometer

Radiation Laboratory → predecessor → Radiation Laboratory self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory