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When the ALS was first proposed in the early 1980s by former LBNL director [[David A. Shirley|David Shirley]], skeptics doubted the use of a synchrotron optimized for soft x-rays and ultraviolet light. According to former ALS director [[Daniel S. Chemla|Daniel Chemla]], "The scientific case for a third-generation soft x-ray facility such as the ALS had always been fundamentally sound. However, getting the larger scientific community to believe it was an uphill battle."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2004/01/09/shining-the-light-on-a-decade-of-great-science/|title=Shining the Light on a Decade of Great Science|date=9 January 2004|website=News Center}}</ref> | When the ALS was first proposed in the early 1980s by former LBNL director [[David A. Shirley|David Shirley]], skeptics doubted the use of a synchrotron optimized for soft x-rays and ultraviolet light. According to former ALS director [[Daniel S. Chemla|Daniel Chemla]], "The scientific case for a third-generation soft x-ray facility such as the ALS had always been fundamentally sound. However, getting the larger scientific community to believe it was an uphill battle."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2004/01/09/shining-the-light-on-a-decade-of-great-science/|title=Shining the Light on a Decade of Great Science|date=9 January 2004|website=News Center}}</ref> | ||
The 1987 [[Reagan administration]] budget allocated $1.5 million for the construction of the ALS.<ref>{{cite news |first=Shong |last=Chow |title=Reagan wants a $94 million X-ray at LBL |work=The Daily Californian |page=1 |date=6 February 1986 }}</ref> The planning and design process began in 1987, ground was broken in 1988, and construction was completed in 1993. The new building incorporated a 1930s-era domed structure designed by [[Arthur Brown, Jr.]] (designer of the [[Coit Tower]] in | The 1987 [[Reagan administration]] budget allocated $1.5 million for the construction of the ALS.<ref>{{cite news |first=Shong |last=Chow |title=Reagan wants a $94 million X-ray at LBL |work=The Daily Californian |page=1 |date=6 February 1986 }}</ref> The planning and design process began in 1987, ground was broken in 1988, and construction was completed in 1993. The new building incorporated a 1930s-era domed structure designed by [[Arthur Brown, Jr.]] (designer of the [[Coit Tower]] in San Francisco) to house [[E. O. Lawrence]]'s 184-inch cyclotron, an advanced version of his first [[cyclotron]] for which he received the 1939 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]]. | ||
The ALS was commissioned in March 1993, and the official dedication took place on the morning of October 22, 1993.{{cn|date=December 2023}} | The ALS was commissioned in March 1993, and the official dedication took place on the morning of October 22, 1993.{{cn|date=December 2023}} | ||