Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter I. Electrostatic Accelerators -- I.1 Scientific Motivation -- I.2 Voltage Multiplying Columns -- I.3 Silk Belts -- I.4 Wisconsin Advances -- I.5 Tandems -- I.6 Commercial Production of Electrostatic Machines -- I.7 Applications of Electrostatic Machines -- Chapter II. Cyclotrons -- II.1 The Anatomy of a Discovery -- II.2 Lawrence and the Early Cyclotrons -- II.3 Transverse Focusing -- II.4 Relativistic Limitation -- II.5 Calutrons -- II.6 Cyclotrons for Peace Again -- II.7 FFAG -- II.8 Spiral Sector Cyclotrons -- II.9 Modern Cyclotrons -- II.10 Applications -- Chapter III. Linear Accelerators -- III.1 Science Motivation - An Idea in Search of a Technology -- III.2 The Early Linear Accelerators at Berkeley -- III.3 Proton Linacs -- III.4 Electron Linacs -- III.5 Heavy Ion Linacs - a Rich Field of Research -- III.6 Induction Linacs -- III.7 Applications of Induction Linacs -- Chapter IV. Betatrons -- IV.1 Early History -- IV.2 The Kerst Betatron -- IV.3 The Wideroe Betatron - Second Attempt -- IV.4 The Years After World War II -- Chapter V. Synchrotrons -- V.1 Science Motivation -- V.2 The Early History of the Synchrotron -- V.3 First Synchrotron -- V.4 Electron Synchrotrons -- V.5 Early Proton Synchrotrons -- V.6 Nimrod and Phasotron -- V.7 Strong Focusing -- V.8 Brookhaven's AGS and CERN's PS -- V.9 Fermilab and SPS -- V.10 Superconducting Magnets -- Chapter VI. Colliders -- VI.1 Science Motivation -- VI.2 Principles -- VI.3 Electron-Electron Colliders -- VI.4 Electron-Positron Colliders -- VI.5 Superconducting Cavities -- VI.6 Proton-Proton Colliders -- VI.7 Proton-Antiproton Colliders -- VI.8 Asymmetric Collider Rings -- VI.9 Large Hadron Collider (LHC) -- VI.10 Heavy-Ion Colliders -- Chapter VII. Detectors -- VII.1 Early Primitive Detectors.

VII.2 Scintillators, Photomultipliers and Cerenkov Counters -- VII.3 Collisions in Three Dimensions -- VII.4 A Modern Detector -- VII.5 Digital X-ray Imaging -- VII.6 Detection Techniques for Synchrotron Radiation Sources -- Chapter VIII. Synchrotron Radiation Sources -- VIII.1 Scientific Motivation -- VIII.2 Principles and Early History -- VIII.3 Synchrotron Radiation -- VIII.4 First Generation Synchrotron Sources -- VIII.5 Second Generation Synchrotron Sources -- VIII.6 Third Generation Synchrotron Sources -- VIII.7 Angstrom Wavelength Free Electron Laser Facilities -- VIII.8 Future Fourth Generation Synchrotron Sources -- Chapter IX. Cancer Therapy Accelerators -- IX.1 Cyclotrons -- IX.2 Linacs -- IX.3 Synchrotrons -- IX.4 Other Therapies -- IX.5 Future Facilities -- Chapter X. Past, Present and Future -- X.1 Future Needs -- X.2 Linear Colliders and Their Origins -- X.3 The International Linear Collider (ILC) -- X.4 The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) -- X.5 Spallation Neutron Sources -- X.6 Rare Isotope Accelerators -- X.7 Neutrino Super Beams, Neutrino Factories and Muon Colliders -- X.8 Accelerators for Heavy Ion Fusion and for Creating High Energy Density Plasmas -- X.9 Proton Drivers for Power Reactors -- X.10 Lasers and Plasmas -- Chapter XI. A Final Word -- XI.1 Understanding the Universe -- XI.2 Applications -- XI.3 Bringing Nations Together -- XI.4 A Word Especially for the Young -- Appendices -- A. Bibliography and References -- B. The Accelerator Community -- C. Glossary -- D. List of Illustrations with Acknowledgments -- Index.