Accelerator Building
| Title | Accelerator Building |
| View | Equipment 2 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Robert J. Moon, assistant professor at the University of Chicago, demonstrates the revolutionary process, which he developed, of televising x-rays. The device, a dominant feature of the university's new research center, magnifies the brightness of x-rays a hundred times. It is expected to serve as a quick method of detecting cancer and other diseases of the abdomen. |
| Subject Terms | Moon, Robert James, 1911-1989 | College teachers | Physicists | Engineers | Inventors | Research laboratories |
| Photographer | Acme News Pictures |
| Photograph Date | 1951-05-17 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 21.8 x 17.2 cm |
| Location | 5604-5620 S. Ellis Avenue | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | B03 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-00146 |
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