Bob Wilson and the Birth of Fermilab

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Bob Wilson and the Birth of Fermilab

• Edwin L. Goldwasser
• September 2, 2009

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Bob Wilson and the Birth of Fermilab

• Edwin L. Goldwasser
• September 2, 2009

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January1968
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1968 NAL Human Rights Statement
"It will be the policy of the National
Accelerator Laboratory to seek the achievement of
its scientific goals within a framework of equal
employment opportunity and of a deep dedication
to the fundamental tenets of human rights and
dignity."
Robert Rathbun Wilson, Director and Edwin L.
Goldwasser, Deputy Director March 15, 1968
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Flag-Raising Ceremony at the NAL Village,
September 24, 1968
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Transferring the Site to the AEC, April 1969
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Testimony before the
Congressional Joint Committee on Atomic
Energy April 16, 1969
Senator Pastore   "Is there anything connected
with the hopes of this accelerator that in any
way involves the security of the country?" Dr.
Wilson   "No sir I do not believe so." Senator
Pastore   "Nothing at all?" Dr. Wilson  
"Nothing at all." Senator Pastore   "It has no
value in that respect?" Dr. Wilson   "It only
has to do with the respect with which we regard
one another, the dignity of men, our love of
culture. It has to do with those things. It has
to do with, are we good painters, good sculptors,
great poets? I mean all the things that we really
venerate and honor in our country and are
patriotic about. It has nothing to do directly
with defending our country except to help make it
worth defending."
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Groundbreaking for the Main Ring, October 1969
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Excavation and Installation of Main Ring Tunnel,
1970
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Installing Magnet in Main Ring Tunnel 1970
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LINAC
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The Main Ring
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Wilson and Goldwasser at Main Ring Controls
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200 GeV March 1, 1972
Wilson toasts the NAL staff
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Robert Rathbun Wilson Hall
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Dedication of Fermi National Accelerator
Laboratory May 11, 1974
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Fermilab, 1977
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Energy Doubler/Saver/Tevatron
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A Man for All Seasons
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Weston, IL chosen December 1968
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NAL Village 1968
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Biking the Village
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FNAL Dedication May, 1974