= Rolf Widerøe
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Rolf Widerøe was a Norwegian physicist and engineer best known for his pioneering work in the field of particle accelerators. Born on June 9, 1902, in Norway, he made significant contributions to the development of techniques for accelerating charged particles, particularly through the invention of the Widerøe accelerator. This device is a type of linear accelerator used to accelerate ions and is considered one of the early forms of particle accelerators.
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