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It was 5:28 p.m. Friday afternoon, April 16, 1971, when the final magnet was put in place to complete the four-mile Main Accelerator Ring at the NAL. Here, Robert R. Wilson, Director, is congratulated by AEC Chairman Glenn T. Seaborg.

It was 5:28 p.m. Friday afternoon, April 16, 1971, when the final magnet was put in place to complete the four-mile Main Accelerator Ring at the NAL. Here, Robert R. Wilson, Director, is congratulated by AEC Chairman Glenn T. Seaborg.

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