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Today marks a milestone in Diamond’s annual calendar as on the 27th March, 2002, Wellcome Trust and the UK Government signed the Joint Venture agreement that underpins the company and marked the beginning of Diamond Light Source. This year, for Diamond’s 22nd birthday, we looked into our photography archive to uncover some of the memories over that period.
Prof Gianluigi Botton, CEO of Diamond Light Source comments;
These images take on a special significance for us at Diamond, as we undergo out transformative Diamond-II upgrade programme. Once again, we are breaking ground for new facilities, with the construction of the Diamond Extension Building (DEB), which will house our girder assembly and engineering works for the new machine. We look fondly back at the past as we are set to welcome future scientific advancements.
The image gallery below shows choice moments through our 22-year history. Explore the memories below:
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