Ahead of its time

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Students conduct experiments in the advanced physics laboratory in F. Edward Hebert Hall circa 1910. At the time of its construction, it was the only laboratory on the south designed exclusively for physics research including little or no iron in its construction (for magnetic reasons), slate slabs for instruments, and piers for instruments that were isolated from the framework of the building.

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The advanced physics lab in Hebert Hall was innovative in the early 20th century.
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