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A circular particle accelerator in which charged subatomic particles are accelerated outward along a spiral path. Ernest Lawrence invented this device at Berkeley, allowing researchers to synthesize sixteen new periodic elements.
Which chemical element, discovered at UC Berkeley in 1950, was named after the university's home state?
In which UC Berkeley building's Room 307 did Glenn Seaborg and his team co-discover plutonium in 1941?
Which UC Berkeley physics professor was chosen to lead the scientific development of the atomic bomb in the Manhattan Project?
Which element, with atomic number 97, was discovered at UC Berkeley in 1949 and named directly after the city of Berkeley?
How many synthetic chemical elements on the periodic table were discovered or co-discovered by researchers at UC Berkeley?
What radioactive isotope produced by Berkeley's cyclotron was crucial for Melvin Calvin's breakthroughs in mapping photosynthesis?
What device did Ernest Lawrence invent at UC Berkeley in 1931 to accelerate charged particles?
For tracing the path of carbon in photosynthesis using radioactive isotopes, which UC Berkeley chemist won the 1961 Nobel Prize?