Chadwick set about acquiring a cyclotron for Liverpool. He started by spending £700 to refurbish the antiquated laboratories at Liverpool, so some components could be made in-house. He was able to persuade the university to provide £2,000 and obtained a grant for another £2,000 from the Royal Society. To build his cyclotron, Chadwick brought in two young experts, Bernard Kinsey and Harold Walke, who had worked with Lawrence at the University of California. A local cable manufacturer donated the copper conductor for the coils. The cyclotron's 50-ton magnet was manufactured in Trafford Park by Metropolitan-Vickers, which also made the vacuum chamber. The cyclotron was completely installed and running in July 1939. The total cost of £5,184 was more than Chadwick had received from the university and the Royal Society, so Chadwick paid the rest from his (£8,243) Nobel Prize money.
chadwick set about acquiring a cyclotron for liverpool he started by spending £700 to refurbish the antiquated laboratories at liverpool so some components could be made in-house he was able to persuade the university to provide £2000 and obtained a grant for another £2000 from the royal society to build his cyclotron chadwick brought in two young experts bernard kinsey and harold walke who had worked with lawrence at the university of california a local cable manufacturer donated the copper conductor for the coils the cyclotron's 50-ton magnet was manufactured in trafford park by metropolitan-vickers which also made the vacuum chamber the cyclotron was completely installed and running in july 1939 the total cost of £5184 was more than chadwick had received from the university and the royal society so chadwick paid the rest from his (£8243) nobel prize money