title: Synchrotron radiation - early history.
abstract: The scientific history of the work that led to the prediction and observation of synchrotron radiation goes back more than a century. This paper is a summary of that history.
authors.affiliation: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Blewett