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A '''cosmotron''' is a piece of [[Cybertron]]ian technology of unspecified function. What is known is that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] cosmotron was severely damaged during [[Divide and Conquer|a battle]] with the [[Decepticon]]s, and the [[Autobot]] leader surely would have perished if his cosmotron had not been replaced, suggesting that whatever purpose it serves is a vital one. | A '''cosmotron''' is a piece of [[Cybertron]]ian technology of unspecified function. What is known is that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] cosmotron was severely damaged during [[Divide and Conquer|a battle]] with the [[Decepticon]]s, and the [[Autobot]] leader surely would have perished if his cosmotron had not been replaced, suggesting that whatever purpose it serves is a vital one. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
The real-life Brookhaven National Laboratory once had a particle accelerator called the "Cosmotron". It was the first atom smasher able to reach energies of a billion electron volts, and was dismantled in 1966. | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/cosmotron.asp Information on Brookhaven's Cosmotron accelerator | |||
{{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} | {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} | ||
Revision as of 18:56, 22 January 2007
A cosmotron is a piece of Cybertronian technology of unspecified function. What is known is that Optimus Prime's cosmotron was severely damaged during a battle with the Decepticons, and the Autobot leader surely would have perished if his cosmotron had not been replaced, suggesting that whatever purpose it serves is a vital one.
Trivia
The real-life Brookhaven National Laboratory once had a particle accelerator called the "Cosmotron". It was the first atom smasher able to reach energies of a billion electron volts, and was dismantled in 1966.
External links
- [http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/cosmotron.asp Information on Brookhaven's Cosmotron accelerator
