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Last week Dr. Lawrence reported that, by whirling deutons (heavy hydrogen nuclei) between the poles of his magnet, he had induced radioactivity in copper, heaviest of the dozens of elements in which this behavior has been observed. In so doing he observed a curious effect which he could only interpret thus: The flying deuton, as if daunted by the massive copper nucleus and its powerful positive charge, split just outside it into a neutron and a proton having no charge to encumber it, the neutron slipped into the nucleus, leaving the proton outside...
...electricity to shoot at atoms are Professor Lawrence's 5,000,000-volt generator at Berkeley and Professor Robert J. Van de Graaff's 10,000,000-volt one at Round Hill, Mass. Professor Lawrence gets his effect by whirling a loin. disk in an 85-ton magnet. Last week he said that he was substituting a 40-in. disk, to get 20,000,000-voltage. In Professor Van de Graaff's machine moving paper belts brush static electricity upon huge metal balls. A modification, for which he already has a 1,000,000-volt model, will...
...romance of "dragging the pageant of a bleading heart across Europe," will out with Shelley and Byron. Here is the simple case of an elderly utilities man and holding company magnet who "hit for the boiler" when things began to get to warm. For all the court intrigues,Greek women, tramp steamers, (but not even an airplane) it is evident that Insull himself is not a romantic person, such as some old Stuart Pretender or Confederate General. It is probable that the sympathy which he is getting in Chicago marks the surfeit of investigations, mud-slinging threats, and big-banker...
...Foster who probed in vain. By last fortnight the needle had worked 2½ in. into Dr. Michou's flesh and was approaching his hip-joint. Dr. Foster had an idea. Calling General Electric laboratory officials in Lynn, Mass., he asked them to build a huge electric magnet...
...three electrical engineers, two nurses and Dr. Foster stood by while swarthy, black-mustached Dr. Michou stretched himself out on a big oak table. Dr. Foster made two inch-deep incisions. Dr. Michou hoisted up his buttocks. The engineers thrust a small steel cone attached to the 250-lb. magnet into one of the incisions, switched on a 3½-h.p. current. Nothing happened. The cone was drawn out, inserted in the second incision. After one breathless minute there was a tiny click. Seven voices cried...