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Strongest magnetic field

DEC 01, 1964
Physics Today

On October 30, a magnetic field of 255 kilogauss, the strongest continuous field ever achieved by man, was generated at the National Magnet Laboratory in Cambridge, Mass. The previous record of about 150 kG was first achieved two years ago at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C.

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