From the May 9, 1936, issue

SCIENTISTS DESCRIBE DESIGN OF FORTRESS FOR ATOM STUDY

A veritable fortress of science that will have more than a passing resemblance to the famed “ring of steel” forts that France has built along its eastern border, is planned for early construction by the scientists of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.

A giant atom-smashing machine of the electrostatic type, which will produce bombarding “bullets” of at least 10 million volts energy, will be built by Dr.