Working mechanical model showing the principle of a cascade generator

Made:
1950-1959 in United Kingdom
Working mechanical model showing the principle of a cascade

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Working mechanical model showing the principle of a cascade
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Working mechanical model showing the principle of a cascade generator, unsigned, British, 1950-1959. May have been made by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and later used for demonstration at the Science Museum

Details

Category:
Nuclear Physics
Object Number:
1959-14
Materials:
mahogany (wood), wood (unidentified), steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), perspex, electrical components and copper (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 800 mm x 510 mm x 300 mm, 25 kg
type:
physics demonstration equipment and cockcroft–walton generator
credit:
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.