Archived Images
Archived Images
Archived Images
View of Cyclotron Looking Northward. NOTE: Focusing on Magnets
Another View of Cyclotron
View of Cyclotron Lower Magnet Coils Showing Connecting Block
General View of Cyclotron after Removal of Damaged Ports
Additional Photos from the Fire
Additional Photos from the Fire
View of Ceiling of Classroom on Upper Floor- NOTE: Smoke Damage and Smoke Line on Wall
Additional Photos from the Fire
Additional Photos from the Fire
Salvaged Cyclotron Magnet 2019 Jadwin Hall
Sometime after midnight on 22 February, 1950, a fire broke out in 800 gallons of oil used for cooling as part of the 18MeV Princeton cyclotron. The cyclotron was located in the Palmer Physics Lab (now part of the Frist Campus Center). It was originally built in 1936 and had been upgraded several times over the years. Putting out the fire took until mid-morning that day. Fortunately no one was hurt by the blaze or from the resulting smoke. As of October 2019, the salvaged magnet is located in Jadwin Hall- Princeton University Physics Department.